No one wants to believe that their marriage is doomed to end in divorce, especially after taking vows to stick with your partner through bad times along with the good, and in sickness and health. The end of a marriage can be emotionally devastating, especially if...
Marriage is one of the biggest, most significant risks you can take. If you win, your prize of security and companionship could bring you more happiness than anything else in your life. Isn’t that worth a gamble? If you’re like 61.24 million Americans in 2018, you...
Marriage often has tax advantages. One of the little charms of being a relative newlywed may be looking forward to a tax refund or to a manageable tax bill. That is typically when people realize they are what the Internal Revenue Service calls an “injured spouse.”...
Americans hide a lot of income to evade paying taxes. The Internal Revenue Service says it annually misses roughly $500 billion in tax dollars or about one in six dollars the public owes. Unsurprisingly, tax evaders also sometimes hide certain income from their...
If you are financially dependent on your spouse, you can be understandably worried about supporting yourself after divorce. If this sounds like your situation, try to stay calm and consider your options. One option that may be available is requesting spousal...
People with high-conflict personality types can come across as normal – even reasonable, while the people they traumatize can seem challenging. Yet a narcissist or someone with another personality disorder may be operating on a completely different level....
As a busy professional and a parent, you know first-hand the toll the delicate dance you’ve had to do to manage your frequent business trips and raising your kids. If you’re facing divorce, it’s important to think about how your trips will affect your chances for...
Privacy can be tough to come by these days. Everything from cellphones and social media to smart home devices makes it easier than ever for details of our private lives to become public information. This can be upsetting, particularly when you are going through a...
Divorce rates in the United States have flattened or gone down for the most part. The notable exception to the trend is couples who are age 50 and up. According to several sources, 10% of couples in this age bracket filed for divorce in the 1990s. Now that number is...
As you go through a divorce, you may worry about protecting your share of money. Between property division, child support, spousal maintenance and more, finances will be one of the most significant factors in your divorce proceedings. While most of the discussions...
