Keeping the house in a divorce is usually everyone’s first thought when newly separated. It’s almost a gut instinct. “I just want to keep the house.” “All I care about is that I can stay in the house.” “I’m not leaving my house.” ...
Category Archives: Getting Divorced
My Husband Left Me For Another Woman. Guess What? He’s Not Blissful
Several years ago, one of my best girlfriends called me. Through tears, she said, "My husband left me for another woman." It was horrible. I could not have felt worse for her. She had been happily married (or so she thought) for over two decades, ...
How To Survive Divorce: 15 Tips To Getting Through It
From a recently separated reader: I’m going through a divorce after 21 years of marriage and want to know how to survive divorce. Will I survive? I felt strong until we sold our house and I actually moved out. I’m sick, sad, and very depressed....
Waiting For An Apology From Your Ex? Stop.
An email I received from a divorced woman who is waiting for an apology that in my opinion will never come. I am struggling with this today. I have apologized and OWNED my part in the destruction of our marriage. But I realized something … I am ...
Divorce Mediation for LGBTQ and Same-Sex Couples
Over the past year, my partner Brian James and I have had a number of cases for divorce mediation for LGBTQ and same-sex couples for the dissolution of their marriage or Civil Union. While many of the issues to be mediated are the same as with hetero...
