Unofficial Guide to Divorce

A Child’s Advice for Divorcing Parents May 15, 2008

Jill Greenstein is a psychologist who works at the Putnam Valley Elementary School located about 50 miles northwest of New York City. Her work with the students at the school has involved a group called Banana Splits. Mrs. Greenstein says, “Banana Splits groups are for children who are experiencing a loss of family cohesiveness through [...]

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Meeting Women — Some Help I Could Have Used May 6, 2008

Having been on this planet a few years, I have made a few discoveries in the ?art? of meeting women I hope to share a few of these discoveries and lessons here with you now Having been on this planet a few years, I have made a few discoveries in the ?art? of meeting women. [...]

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Divorce and Your Real Estate May 5, 2008

Dispostion of the family home frequently causes problems in a divorce. Custodial parents may want to hang onto the home for the sake of the children. Perhaps one or both spouses can’t afford to purchase a similar replacement home. Much depends upon the amount of equity in the home and the ability of each spouse [...]

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Child Support & College Support May 4, 2008

by Laura Johnson Do you, as a divorced parent, have a legal duty to pay for your child’s college education? The answer is yes, no, or maybe depending upon the state in which you are divorced. You could be ordered to pay for all or a portion of your child’s college education if your divorce [...]

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Marital Misconduct: Does It Count? May 3, 2008

by Laura Johnson Even though your state may be a no-fault divorce state, it doesn’t mean that you or your spouse won’t have to answer in some way for any misbehavior during the marriage. It’s what divorce lawyers and courts refer to as marital misconduct and, in certain states, can effect the outcome of the [...]

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Divorce Can It Be Avoided? May 3, 2008

There is a way to completely restore a failing relationship with a new modality that until now was not thought possible. To learn what is required you may wish to read this article. If two individuals are intent on trying one last time to make their relationship work then there is a way. A relationship [...]

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Marital Torts, The New Way to Handle Fault in a Divorce? May 2, 2008

by Laura Johnson According to a legal dictionary, a tort is a private or civil wrong or injury that results “from a breach of a legal duty that exists by society’s expectations regarding interpersonal conduct, rather than by a contract or other private relationship.” Every lawsuit has something called elements that must be present to [...]

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Divorce and Your Expenses May 1, 2008

by Laura Johnson This chapter from Divorce Strategy was excerpted in all of the Fall 1998 U.S. editions of Divorce Magazine. The article is titled Charting Your Expenses in the Money Matters section. How Much Does It All Cost? Your cost to maintain an established lifestyle consists of all the expenses you pay from all [...]

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Poor Britney a has been? Well, maybe May 1, 2008

Byline: Dianne Williamson COLUMN: DIANNE WILLIAMSON It seemed like just yesterday, during the halcyon time in the life of Britney Spears, that I saw her strut frenetically around the Worcester Centrum and later advanced the theory she was, quite possibly, the devil. It was July 2002, and Britney had been named the No. 1 celebrity [...]

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Getting Out in A Bad Relationship May 1, 2008

So, you thought you have finally found the ONE. Someone who has an established career, with stable financial status, responsible, good looking, intelligent, and good-humored person has finally come into your life. But, just when you thought you”ve finally met the ideal man or woman of your dreams, everything seems to be wrong and complicated. [...]

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