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The Hope in Step Families
That second (or third or more) trip to the altar so often means a stepfamily, and with this, the hope the children of earlier failed marriages are better off in step-families than those headed by solo mothers and fathers. Second … Continue reading
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Don’t Count on Alimony
Alimony jokes are the stuff of nightclub comedy routines, but often alimony is not a consideration in a many divorces. A divorcing woman should not count on alimony because in most cases, women do not get alimony at all. Generally, … Continue reading
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The Second Time Around
Probably the most popular – and durable — divorce myth concerns the durability of second marriages, that is, that second marriages are more successful than first marriages. “Because people learn from their bad experiences,” the popular wisdom goes, “second marriages … Continue reading
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Divorce Litigation Madness
Some divorcing spouses imagine that a day in court is a day of vindication, but it is not. Judges have heard it all before, and rarely does the court recoil in righteous indignation when one side or the other recounts … Continue reading
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New York No-Fault Divorce
On August 15, 2010, Governor Patterson signed a law, which will allow for no-fault divorce. This means that a person can get divorced without having to prove grounds, which is a reason for the divorce. After signing the bill, the … Continue reading
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Divorce Plagues Children’s Social and Academic Lives
Young children struggle with math, social skills and emotions such as anxiety and depression for at least two years after the split when their parents divorce, a new study finds. The research studies the effects of divorce by the predivorce, … Continue reading
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Finalizing the Divorce
Finalizing a divorce means that the judge signs the divorce decree ending the marriage. The route to this point may vary depending upon whether or not the divorce is contested or uncontested, but at some point, sometimes after a short … Continue reading
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Divorce Mediation Helpful
Everyone knows divorce horror stories of marriages that end in the trench warfare of a divorce trial. Anyone who has ever gone through this ordeal knows that the slash-and-burn of divorce warfare takes a heavy toll of everyone involved. Divorce … Continue reading
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Divorce and Menopause
Yale- and Harvard-educated neuropsychiatrist believes that changes in female hormones after menopause may be responsible for the fact that women initiate nearly two-thirds of divorce actions. In her book The Female Brain, Dr. Louanne Brizendine argues that menopause puts an … Continue reading
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Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS)
One of the saddest outcomes of a divorce with children happens when one parent attempts to poison the hearts and minds of the children. First identified in the 1980s by Dr. Richard Gardner, the Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) finds a … Continue reading
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