Category Archives: Getting Divorced

In what feels like a personal quest to help people appreciate your independence, instead of dread it, fear it, or be sad about it, I decided to write my Love Essentially column on the topic. I've been a single mom for 11 years now--hard to believ...

Deciding if you should sell your  wedding ring after divorce—the essence of bittersweet sentimentality isn’t an easy decision. I get it, which is why my engagement and wedding ring sat in a drawer for about 8 years before I sold them.   ...

The Unbreakables by Lisa Barr has a story behind it. In this week's Love Essentially, I interviewed Barr to find out her story, what inspired her to write her latest novel, and what she hopes readers will gain by reading it. By the way, I met Lisa se...

Let’s face it. Divorce is expensive. Not only do you have to pay court costs and legal fees, but you are also likely to be racking up therapy bills. Add that to the cost of establishing a second household, plus all of the hidden costs of divorce (m...

In most cases, when people are first getting divorced, they have no idea what to expect, how the process works, what certain legal terms mean, or what to ask a divorce attorney. I mean, how could they? Like anything else in life, until a person actua...