As the end of school draws near, children begin to anticipate days of leisure and fun activities. The excitement begins with young children having parties and end of the year activities while older children begin to study for final exams and choosing electives for the next year. Summer is always an anticipated time for children to enjoy having a…
Happy Mother’s Day! Being a mother is an awesome responsibility with so many wonderful rewards. A mother’s role is that of love, nurture and the multiple responsibilities of ensuring that all needs are met for everyone. When facing divorce, these roles often multiply as mom must now take on the responsibilities of both parents when solo parenting. Oftentimes, the…
Informing Others of Your Decision: There are many decisions required when contemplating leaving the marriage. One important decision is how to inform other of the news. After time has been spent attempting to resolve marital issues which have failed, the difficulty of sharing your decision with others is a must. Your mate is usually the first person told of…
Your Financial Future: When contemplating leaving the marriage, there are many concerns and among them is that of your financial future. Money issues are usually a concern during marriage and often becomes a greater concern when one is facing divorce as each spouse realizes that the family income will now be reduced to only one income. As your contemplation…
The Marital Contract: “Marriage is not to be entered into lightly” is often a part of marriage vows that each make to one another during their wedding ceremony. It should not be “entered into” or “exited out” of lightly. The contract is a commitment to each other as well as to the children that has been born of the…
Divorce brings many changes that require much adjustment within a small window of time. It requires that life altering decisions be made that will affect the rest of one’s life and the stress associated with making these decision informatively can be challenging. One area of decision making in divorce is that of the division of assets and liabilities. During…
Divorce Tool Box founder, Audrey Silcox, an expert divorce coach who is also certified as a mediator in two state Supreme Courts, will be an interactive exhibitor and speaker at this weekend’s Divorce Expo in Detroit, Michigan. More than fifty top industry experts, along with more than 100 vendors and exhibitors, will gather at the Suburban Collection Showplace, on…
Individuals often experience a rollercoaster of emotions during the divorce process. These emotions must be effectively managed in addition to juggling the challenges and new responsibilities of divorce. Due to increasing divorce demands both emotionally and physically that creates the daily emotional rollercoaster, the need to take a “mental vacation” may be necessary in order to maintain both physical…
Before the announcement of divorce, grandparents are often considered “GRAND” in every sense of the word, not only from their grandchildren but also from their adult child and in-law. “Grand” because all of the grand things that they do for their grandchildren and also for the family as a whole. Wonderful memories with grandparents are usually made at every…
When divorce is inevitable emotions seem to be on a constant emotional rollercoaster. During this time, not only our emotions seem to be affecting our daily life but now our sense of self-worth and esteem all play a part in our psyche as we detach from our mate to begin a life of our own. During my years of…
When your marriage is over and the…
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