In 2009, people ages 50 and older were twice as likely to divorce as their counterparts in 1990. Researchers have just begun to explore why. They know that, for many boomer couples, the kids are out of the house and it’s time to face reality. Who gets to keep what is even more stressful at [...]
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Grey Divorce
Posted in Collaborative Practice, Divorce, Financial Support, Information Session, Mediation, Preparing for Separation, Uncategorized, tagged Couples, division of assets, divorce, divorce finances, divorce help, financial advice, Grey Divorce, Late in life divorce, money and separation, retirement and divorce, selling house and divorce, spousal support on April 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Grey Divorce
Posted in Divorce, Finances, Financial Support, Information Session, Preparing for Separation, tagged divorce, Family law, Grey Divorce, Late in life divorce, Law, Legal Financial Mediation, Legal Information, Marriage, money and separation, Products, Relationships, retirement and divorce, Self-Help, women money & divorce on April 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
For “empty – nesters”, divorce is increasingly common. Though overall divorce rates have declined since spiking in the 1980s, there has been a rise in “grey divorce”. At this stage of your life, you probably didn’t think divorce would be something you’d be contemplating when also having to consider things like investing in your business, [...]
Divorce and the New Financial Reality
Posted in Budgeting, Budgets, Collaborative Practice, Divorce, Finances, Financial Support, Housing, Mediation, Preparing for Separation, tagged budgets on February 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As the ups and downs of in the economy increase, so does the stress on married people to deal with the inevitable pressure points that develop in the relationship. Couples now have to deal with financial problems that are new to their relationship. How to pay the bills if both of you are unemployed? How [...]
What the Supreme Court of Canada has to say about making changes to spousal support
Posted in Collaborative Practice, Current Affairs, Divorce, Finances, Financial Support, Mediation on January 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This article explains what the Supreme Court of Canada has said about making changes to spousal support in the years after an agreement has been signed. If you want to be able to make changes in the future, then your agreement today should say so- and it should also say what future events would be [...]
When You Are the One Paying Support
Posted in Financial Support, tagged divorce, divorce finances, separation, spousal support, women money & divorce on August 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Nearly one third of all married women make more money than their spouses. This economic statistic is certainly a factor why women increasingly are paying support. However, in our society, women seem surprised to have to pay support even if they earn more. As the financial gender gap continues to narrow, an increasing number of [...]
