Grieving is essential and natural when your marriage ends. However, spending too much time dwelling on the past is counterproductive. You need to start focusing on the future. What steps can I take to move forward with life post-divorce? Divorce is a chance to create...
As a parent about to divorce, one of your most important tasks will be explaining things to your children. It is essential to think carefully about how you will break the news to them. Telling your kids about your divorce is the opening step of a two-way conversation...
There has been a lot of talk in recent months about the surge in divorce rates sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting “lockdown” that occurred earlier this year. It is still too early to know definitively if divorce rates have climbed significantly, but...
If you're looking for ways to make the divorce conversation with your spouse easier, one key step to take is to create the proper atmosphere. This is a big conversation for you and your spouse, whether you both want a divorce or it's just something that you're...
Gray divorce is a term used to mean people who get divorced when they are 50 years old or older. This often means that these individuals are grandparents. They do not have to consider the same child custody questions that younger parents may when their children still...
People often talk about how divorce rates are actually down in recent years, despite the myth that half of all marriages end in divorce. We now know that couples are more likely to stay together, in large part because they are waiting longer to get married. This is...
The process of ending a marriage is complex and difficult. Most North Carolina adults who make the choice to file for divorce are unsure of what to expect from the process after filing the initial paperwork. If you are about to go through a divorce, you will find it...
Divorce isn't quite as private as it used to be. With the rise of social media, details like marital status are often widely known. If that status changes, you can count on your friends -- and even those who don't know you very well -- seeing the change.Navigating...
You may have heard some of the more common trends in relationships in the United States. For instance, unmarried couples are more likely than ever before to live together and even to have children together. Similarly, the age of marriage is increasing, partly because...
Marriage is perhaps the oldest institution in human memory. It comes from an impulse to define who is close to us in life, so we can build trust and share our experiences in safety. A huge majority of cultures around the world recognize marriage as the strongest...