How To Pay Off Debts

Sometimes divorce can lead to tremendous debt, especially when a party is used to living a certain standard of living, and then is required to live on their sole income. The following is a good article that was published by U.S. News and World Report, online that gives some helpful hints on how to get a handle on debts after divorce:

http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/your-money/2007/09/12/how-to-pay-off-multiple-debts.html

Financial Disclosure In Divorce

When a couple is going through a divorce, or contemplating a divorce, one of the biggest problem areas that arises is the issue of financial disclosure. Florida has mandatory financial disclosure rules and sometimes they can be difficult to follow, especially when one of the parties is not privy to any of the financial holdings, debts or assets of the marriage. The following article is a good explanation of the Florida divorce mandatory disclosure rules:

http://pr-gb.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23808&Itemid=9

Religion and Divorce

Some religions are openly hostile towards couples who get a divorce and shun them from their church or make those people who have been divorced jump through hoops in order to bring them back into their religious fold. One of the many reasons why people decide to stay in unhappy marriages is religion. Some religions make it so difficult for people in their church when they do something that is against their rules, guidelines and doctrine. When divorce is "against a person's religion", there is a decision to be made and that is something that is personal to each person going through that moral dilemma. For a religious person, this is just another reason why divorce is emotionally draining and hard.

To read an article about divorce and religion, see: http://www.sltrib.com/themix/ci_7028540

The opinions and views that are expressed in this article are not necessarily my own, and are strictly posted on this website for informational purposes.

Divorce Through The Eyes Of A Child

There is no question that divorce can have a devastating impact on the children who are involved. Sometimes, no matter how hard a couple tries, their children can often times be lost in the shuffle of emotion and scheduling conflicts that divorce is often fraught with. Its important to have a firm grasp on what your children are going through when you are divorcing and remembering that what works for you, might not always work for them. I found the following which sheds some light on what children are going through when their parents are divorcing. Feel free to access my website at www.bauerfamilylaw.com for more resources on this subject.

http://www.childrenanddivorce.com/id18.html

For Better or For Worse

I have been a long time reader of a comic strip, "For Better of For Worse". If you are unfamiliar with the strip, its about a family who lives in Canada, and unlike most strips, the characters age in real time. This strip has handled many funny topics, but also more serious real life topics like death, homosexuality, growing old and divorce, to name a few. Sadly, the strip is coming to its inevitable conclusion as the strip's creator, Lynn Johnston, anticpates retirement. While this has saddened me that I can no longer vicariously live through the lives of the Patterson family, I understand the need to move on. Why does this have anything to do with my family law blog you may ask?? It seems that Ms. Johnston, is currently going through a divorce of her own, and the semi-retirement that she anticipated while her marriage was still intact, is not what it is now, partly because of her impending divorce. When people are going through a divorce, its important to envision a different future for yourself and be open to the positive things which may come to be in that new future as a single person. Ms. Johnston is doing just that, and her story is something that I think many people who are ending marriages while on the verge of retirement can relate to.

If you would like to read a story about Ms. Johnston and her comic strip "For Better or For Worse", see the following article: http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003636743

Divorce The New Marriage

A new comedy which is being developed by NBC and novelist, Gigi Levangie Grazer, is going to circle around a couple in their 30s who are divorcing but still living together. The premise is the couple don't have enough money to go their separate ways so they live harmoniously under the same roof, despite the fact that their marriage is over. Grazer states that she believes that divorced couples are leaving one another with a lesser degree of animosity than they did in the 1990s and this new comedy is going to try to bring focus to the fact that couples can still be friends after a divorce. While I think the premise is one that can be fraught with humorous situations, I think the majority of divorcing couples who are living under the same roof for financial reasons are not co-existing in a happy healthy environment. More often than not, when a couple has to remain under the same roof during or after a divorce for financial reasons, the stresses of that situation can be unbearable. Therefore, I find it unlikely that most divorcing couples will find humor, or even be able to relate, to this new television show.

If you would like to read more about this new show being developed by NBC, see: http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSN1419309920070914

Fear of Divorce Reason For Not Marrying

It seems to be the norm rather than the exception these days that people are waiting until they are older before they get married. According to a recent study, one of the mitigating factors in the reason why younger people are waiting to get married is the fear of divorce. With high divorce rates for first marriages and mothers getting custody a majority of the time while fathers get visitation, child support and alimony, fear of divorce may very well be a reason for why a man wouldn't want to get married. Furthermore, many young adults are from broken homes and have firsthand knowledge of costly and emotionally draining divorces. While I think that fear of divorce may not keep couples from eventually marrying, I think it does make people think twice before committing to marriage, which may, ultimately, help decrease our divorce rates here in America.