Never underestimate the fury and anger that overcomes people who are going through divorce. Their rage makes them go a little crazy. It also makes them forget about their children – and do immeasurable harm. In between searching for online divorce advice which may send them down adversarial routes, parents do not realize how much their anger and pain is affecting their parenting. So when someone is in the ‘anger’ stage of divorce, you may not be able to help them much...
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Three top tips on surviving divorce & accessing online divorce advice: Food! The divorce diet of chocolate, coffee and red wine soon gave way to healthier ways of eating when I realised that my emotional state was being effected. My ability to parent 3 young children under 7 was being undermined by mood swings and bouts of terror at how I was going to cope, suddenly finding myself single after an abrupt end to a 10 year relationship. Finding comfort in food...
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Big Bang Divorce Star avoids adversarial breakup Mayim Bialik of the Big Bang Theory avoided her own Big Bang divorce from her real life husband and allowed it to be a quiet affair. Unlike many Hollywood celebrities, the star of the massively successful TV series – along with her husband Micheal Stone – quietly finalized their split this year, evenly sharing out their property. In theory, how do I avoid a Big Bang Divorce and settle things without resorting to adversarial...
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Save thousands of dollars by making the right choices Conventional Adversarial Package (We DON’T recommend this one) Alternative, stay-out-of-court Package includes Divorce in a Box (We think this is a much better choice) Sources: Cost of adversarial divorce * Novitas Divorce Litigation Fund ** Cost of collaborative divorce Using costs for a typical London, England divorce – which is likely to be less expensive in legal fees than many places in the US – I...
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Are you feeling that you’ve tried everything and nothing seems to be working? Do you think the relationship needs to be let go of and it’s time to move on? Are you completely confused, in emotional pain and with no idea how to make things better? MYTH NUMBER ONE: Nothing can save this relationship now Rubbish. A relationship – especially when you have children – is more than a marriage or the partnership that contains it. Even if the form of that relationship changes...
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When Mom and Dad divorce their children are faced with many life changes. As loving and concerned parents we try to minimize the pain and reduce the chaos brought about by new routines and schedules. We also try to focus on making this new chapter in life as positive and supportive as possible for everyone in the family. One of the toughest transitions for children is often coping with the first holiday season. Our challenge as parents is to create new traditions and activities that can...
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Stay-out-of-court Divorce Planner Suzy Miller featured with her family on UK Breakfast TV in December 2011:
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Breakdown I remember standing outside my house knowing it was to be sold and with no idea whether I would see a penny of it, three young kids, no career, and a fortieth birthday looming. I felt like such a fool, and really guilty for having got my kids into this position, even though I really hadn’t seen it coming. Whether it creeps up on you, or hits you like a sledgehammer, the breakdown of a relationship with your spouse, business partner or with yourself, will change your life...
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I was married for over 20 years, and worked on Wall Street alongside my husband for most of that time. Life was exciting and fulfilling; our marriage and family life were solid. Then one day, my husband came home from work and said “I’m in love with another woman.” I thought it was a joke, but after a few moments of dead silence, I realized there was no punch line. BAM! Marriage over. My husband told me he couldn’t help it, he was “passionately in love” with...
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Unplanned Solo Parenting It’s a January morning in 2003 and I can’t bring myself to take the kids to school. What will I say when someone asks me “How are you?” The answer, you see, is just not the stuff of polite conversation. “W E L L… My partner of ten years has just dumped me. I was supposed to live with him into old age. I had no idea he wasn’t happy. I loved the bastard. But that was only the half of it – he has dumped me with three kids under seven. With not enough savings to...
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How will I deal with the guilt when I look at my kids and feel that I’ve let them down? Time. Focus on the positive outcomes you want to achieve, and let your learning be their learning. How will I survive financially and what will I do when the kids leave home, my career has been obliterated by the restraints of parenting, and I have no financial resources left? Be creative. Lot’s of full-time workers have lost half their pensions due to the financial crises of the last few...
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