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 [...]
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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 »
Can’t Sell The House?
Posted in Housing, tagged division of assets, divorce, divorce finances, selling house and divorce on September 2, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Traditionally, autumn is a boom season for divorce, particularly for couples, who wait out the summer before returning home to cut their marital ties. Last fall was different. “In September and October of 2008, which would ordinarily be important months for divorce lawyers, the stock market went bananas, and we experienced an extraordinary hit,” says [...]
Facing divorce. . .Should I sell the house now?
Posted in Housing, tagged debt, land transfer tax, real estate, Sell home on July 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It was reported yesterday that home sales in the Greater Toronto Area have rebounded in a big way after a brutal slump, increasing nearly 30 per cent since last June and heralding the return of a seller’s market. What does that mean to you if you’re someone facing divorce today? Should you consider selling quickly [...]
