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In The Beginning
Another day another argument, another sleepless night, you just can’t take it anymore. This has been going on for too long. It’s not fair to the kids that we fight all the time. He or she is being such a jerk and they’ll never change. Thoughts of divorce are swirling in your head – I […]
Getting Back on the Horse
Just as I was about to embark full on into my venture my ex died… I had no idea the affect it would have on me and how it would nearly stop me in my tracks.
How Do You Grieve The Death of an Ex?
It has been some time since I last posted on this site. my life came to an abrupt halt recently when my ex-husband unexpectedly died. We have been divorced for three years however, we were married for seventeen. We have two children together that no longer have a father. We were not the best of […]
The Dash
These past few weeks have been difficult in my household, the father of my children, my ex-husband, passed away at too young of an age. It reminded me of the poem below and serves as a reminder to live life to the fullest as we never know when it will be no more. I read […]
God Only Knows
I heard today that a girl I went to school with had died. Being that she was my age she was still fairly young – or at least I like to think of myself that way. I remember she was the only friend I had for a while in elementary school. I can still remember […]
Why Get Married
Is there really any reason to get married? Why not just live together? As long as you make it very clear that there is no marriage i.e. common law why go through all of the hassle and expense to get married? There are plenty of couples that have been together for decades that are perfectly […]
Do You Need An Attorney?
Following is an excerpt from my most recent book Start Here: Your Guide to Divorce and Recovery available on Amazon. Start Here _______________________________________________________ Do you need an attorney? My answer to that is, maybe, maybe not. What are your circumstances? Do you have kids? Do you have a lot of assets that need to be divided? […]
Is Divorce A Four Letter Word?
Last year after 21 years of working in family law I decided to leave the office behind and focus on the part of my job I loved the most, the emotional support. I loved metaphorically holding my client’s hands and sometimes literally. I loved listening to them and offering them guidance but mostly I was […]
Parental Alienation
I have seen it many times, I have had to insert clauses in separation agreements, I have had to go to trial over this issue more than once. Parental alienation is when one parent disparages the other parent to the point the children truly believe that this person is a bad parent and someone to […]
A Change Is Coming
Happy New Year everyone. This year will be a year of big changes for me. My youngest daughter will be going to college and I will officially be an empty-nester, I will be selling the home I have lived in for 17 years and I will be releasing my first non-fiction book – Start Here: […]
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