Category Archives: Divorce

Divorce myths are fictions people tell each other. They are popular beliefs and notions, and they are wrong. Divorce myths thrive and propagate because some of them are comforting. People believe them because many of them often make a kind … Continue reading →

Many people think it is being single because the freedom to come and go means less stress and more money. This is not so, according to Dr. Diana Kirschner, who writes about human relationships. Writing in Agenda Magazine, Dr. Kirschner … Continue reading →

The late Paul Newman said that marriages can work as long as both spouses don’t go crazy at the same time. The observation bears remembering because so many people launch marriages that end in divorce because they believe what can … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Many man and woman memorialize their passage back to the single life with a divorce party. The protocols for these parties vary, but one source offers these tips for the perfect bash: > Wait until the divorce is final. > … Continue reading →