Category Archives: Divorce
Why Americans Divorce & How To Get Started In Maryland
If you are considering a divorce, you’re not alone. Although divorce rates have been declining in the last decade (as have marriage rates), there are still plenty of divorces filed across the country every day. For every 1,000 marriages in America each year, about 15 couples file for divorce. For whatever the reasons, some… Read More »
Looking For A Good Divorce Attorney?
You need a divorce attorney. Yesterday. You’re overwhelmed with your spouse’s announcement that the marriage is over, and your head is spinning as you look at the endless list of firms advertising divorce attorneys on the internet. How are you supposed to make heads or tails of it all? Choosing the right attorney to… Read More »
Financial Viability After Divorce: Social Security Options for Older Divorcees
As an elder facing divorce, you may be feeling some trepidation about maintaining the standard of living to which you’ve become accustomed during your years with your spouse. To be sure, a divorce means a sharing of assets, and both partners will be looking at significant adjustments in most scenarios. However, in Maryland the… Read More »
Has Domestic Violence Destroyed your Marriage?
The shudder of violence is a constant thread in your marriage. It started out so perfectly, leaving you unprepared for the darkness that slowly enveloped you. Was it a sudden, inexplicable burst, or did the danger creep in, one heavy step at a time? If you are like other victims, you may have questioned… Read More »
Steps Leading up to Divorce
There’s nothing pleasant about divorce, yet roughly half of couples opt to pursue the legal termination to marriage. What happens to the marital relationship that brings people to this point? One counselor shares the top five reasons that couples say lead to giving up on marriage. They Don’t Communicate When daily chores become part… Read More »
Celebrity Divorces Cost Millions
While property settlement issues are never easy, when huge amounts of money are involved, the eye-popping settlements can provide both former spouses with luxury living for years to come. Such is the case in many celebrity divorces, where well-known stars wind up paying spouses millions when the marriage falls apart. Property Division in Maryland… Read More »
You Want a Divorce, but Can’t Locate your Spouse: Now What?
Is your marriage on the rocks? Maybe the daily grind of bills, kids, work, and life in general has become so stressful you just don’t know how to manage it all anymore? Perhaps you’re contemplating divorce. But there’s one big problem: your spouse has skipped out on you and left you holding the bag. … Read More »
The Science of a Peaceful Divorce
Peaceful divorce? Believe it or not, it’s not impossible. Recent studies have identified some of the triggers to emotional discord in the process of divorce. As you navigate the way forward, you can make conscious decisions to avoid these pitfalls, improving the sense of calm for both you and your spouse throughout this typically… Read More »
Breaking the News that You Want a Divorce
How do you summon up the courage to tell your spouse that you’re not in love anymore? Will you shout out cruelly in a moment of anger or frustration that you’ve had it and you want to split? Or will you avoid the discussion all together, and simply have the papers served at work,… Read More »
When Kids get the Worst of the Divorce: Parental Alienation
It makes sense that divorcing couples may not be too fond of one another; that’s why they’re splitting up, right? A certain degree of –hopefully temporary—animosity is to be expected. But the fact of the matter is, real problems can develop when one partner puts the kids in the line of fire. Commonly known… Read More »
