Category Archives: Divorce
This Online Financial Marketplace Wants You to Know These Important Steps to Buying a Home after a Legal Separation or Divorce
There is no doubt that one of the biggest and most obvious changes that a newly-separated or divorced person typically has to make after a Chicago separation or divorce is where they live. Separating or divorcing spouses typically split up not only emotionally, but physically, choosing to forgo living together during the pendency of… Read More »
Advice Columnist Weighs in on Woman’s “Unsettling” Feelings about Friend’s Behavior During Pending Divorce
Providing support to a friend who is going through a divorce can sometimes be a challenging thing. Knowing when to provide a shoulder to cry on, and when to provide “tough love” to a loved one is a careful balancing act, especially when emotions are raw. One woman who wrote in to Anne Lane,… Read More »
Chicago Tribune Advice Columnist Helps Distraught Parents Navigate Soon-to-be Divorced Daughter’s Difficult Housing Situation
A distraught and confused mother by the alias “Financially Secure” wrote to Chicago Tribune advice columnist Amy Dickinson, otherwise known as Ask Amy, seeking counsel about her daughter’s recent divorce, and what she and her husband should do about their daughter and grandchildren’s housing situation. On Tuesday, February 20, Finally Secure explained that her… Read More »
Did You Know that a Judge Can’t Finalize Your Divorce in these States if You’re Pregnant?
A democratic legislator in Missouri is making headlines this week for her efforts to do away with an antiquated and sexist state law that prevents females who are pregnant from finalizing divorce proceedings. According to national news reports, Representative Ashley Aune, of Missouri’s District 14, Platte County, introduced a bill into the state legislature… Read More »
Divorcing when You Own a Home (and Still Owe Payments) – Tips for Navigating Owning a Home while Splitting Up
According to a Yahoo!Finance article that came out, a whopping 59% of people who have gone through a divorce report that they went into debt after their divorce. Furthermore, of those who incurred debt after divorce proceedings, 41% reported that they racked up more than $5,000 in debt. One of the factors that divorcees… Read More »
Psychology Today Weighs In on “Big Three Questions” about Children and Divorce
There is no doubt that divorce is no easy topic. However, for children, the topic of divorce can be an especially scary one, with many questions about why, feelings of guilt and fault, and with the family unit splitting up and changing in ways a child never imagined. For parents, the thought of a… Read More »
With Mortgage Rates Soaring, Divorcing Couples Seek Creative Ways to Deal with Who Gets the House
There is no doubt that one of the key issues in many Chicago divorces is about who will keep the marital home. While some divorcing couples may be able to forge an amicable solution to who will stay in the home they created together, other couples must take the fight to court and get… Read More »
What Happens to My Home if I Have a Mortgage in My Chicago Divorce? Two Traditional Methods for Dividing Up Property in Chicago Divorces Explained
One of the things that couples that are separating and gearing towards divorce proceedings in Chicago must consider is the matter of living arrangements. Typically divorcing spouses go their separate ways and decide not to live under the same roof any longer. However, when a married couple shares a mortgage, the situation can become… Read More »
3 Tips for Chicago Couples Facing “Gray Divorces”
There is no doubt that “gray divorce” has been trending all over social media and financial news outlets alike. If you have not heard of it yet, “gray divorce” refers to divorces that occur between older individuals, that is, 65-years-old and older. Gray divorce is something that has been steadily increasing, with the divorce… Read More »
5 Signs that Divorce is Becoming More Normalized in America
There is no question that divorce is a topic that is much more socially accepted in pretty much every circle than it was in yesteryears. Television shows and movies seem to seamlessly navigate the issues of separation and divorce, celebrities steal the limelight as they go through divorce proceedings, and it is certainly no… Read More »
