How Women Prepare For Divorce: Interview @First Wives World

logo_fwwFirst Wives World recently contacted me to discuss my thoughts on how women can better prepare themselves for divorce, including how to look for the right divorce attorney.

Here is an excerpt from that interview (or read the full interview here):  Continue reading “How Women Prepare For Divorce: Interview @First Wives World”

That Special Time of Year: Holidays Mean Waiting To Divorce

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This holiday season, you are thinking: “Just one more time.” One more time around your mother-in-law’s nasty snide comments; one more draining day of yule-tide “merriment”; and one last New Year’s hurrah. After the confetti settles, the weight of the relationship will be too much. In fact, the stress could do you in. So you will say “never again,” and spend the next year (or more) getting divorced. And you are not alone. Continue reading “That Special Time of Year: Holidays Mean Waiting To Divorce”

Breadwinners: Top Four Things You Ask When Faced With Divorce

confused-businessmanEveryone who is married at some point thinks about divorce. The longer the marriage, the more at stake: children, property, debts, and a lifetime of joy and sorrow.

Here is my run-down of the four most common questions that I hear from primary breadwinners facing or contemplating divorce: Continue reading “Breadwinners: Top Four Things You Ask When Faced With Divorce”

Differences between Divorce and Annulment

legs-divorceAre you considering a Divorce or an Annulment? How do you know which one is right for you?

People frequently call my office asking about annulment. I blame Britney Spears, in part, for popularizing the idea that a short marriage should be annulled. (Remember, Britney Spears was only married to Jason Alexander for 55 hours?)

Here are some basic differences in the requirements between New York annulment and divorce.

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