Posts Tagged ‘divorce mediator’
The New Generation – A Friendly Divorce is Not an Oxymoron
The current generation of young couples, Generation X, is the generation of children of divorced parents. Increasingly, these young couples are making different choices as the generation who come from divorced parents. They want to do better or somehow not make the same mistakes their parents made. When I was doing research for another blog…
Read MoreHelp for Upside Down Mortgages
So many of the couples who I’ve been working with lately are finding themselves upside down on their mortgages. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the term, being ‘upside down’ means that you owe more to the lender on your mortgage than your home is currently worth. The refrain I often hear is…
Read MoreThe 5 Do’s and Don’ts of Divorce
DIVORCE DO’S Get educated—empower yourself to make your own decisions. Stay focused on what’s important. Don’t spend thousands to save $100. Be generous with your actions and decisions regarding your children. If you are flexible and reasonable, you will get through this difficult stage of your life and begin to transition into your next chapter. Eventually…
Read MoreNew Credit Rules – Household Income No Longer Counts
This week I learned about a recent change in the law that will affect divorcing couples’ credit and their ability to move forward financially. In a nutshell, as of October 1, 2011, instead of household income, only individual income will be considered for establishing credit. This means that a stay at home mom is going…
Read MoreWhy Choose Divorce Mediation?
As a rule the public generally thinks of the divorce process as a litigated divorce—two parties going to court until the matter is concluded either by the decision of a judge or by the parties settling things somewhere down the line. Unfortunately this process takes a long time, costs a lot of money and most…
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