Afraid your marriage might be heading toward the divorce papers? Watch a movie! According to a new study from the University of Rochester, divorce rates could be cut in half by a couple watching a movie and then discussing character relationships afterward. Quoting lead author and associate professor Ronald Rogge,…
For a number of couples now opting to file divorce forms, the answer to the question presented in the title of this piece is no. According to a recent study originating out of the University of Maryland, rates are on the rise because couples can finally afford to call it…
Perhaps the hardest part of getting a divorce — whether contested or uncontested divorce — is learning to be alone again. Your spouse may have driven you crazy, but they did keep you from being alone, and so when you’re first greeted with alone time after the divorce is final,…
Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille, the music couple known as “The Captain & Tennille,” recently split up after 39 years of marriage. Tennille filed divorce forms through her attorney. The group’s smash hit “Love Will Keep Us Together” paid the bills for many years, and now it’s assisting in legal…
A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin has indicated that in the analysis of statistics surrounding the frequency of finalized divorce papers, red states are more apt to call it quits as opposed to blue states. The study, entitled, “Red States, Blue States, and…
Recently Huffington Post’s Linda Esposito, a practicing psychotherapist in Los Angeles, identified the reasons that most couples stay in angry marriages rather than filing divorce papers. Surprisingly, it’s a phenomenon that is quite common. You may even know someone, who is always fighting with their spouse, and you don’t understand…
Numerous studies have pointed to an increase in divorce papers being filed by individuals 50 years and older. It’s not uncommon to see couples, who have been together 25 years or longer calling it quits. In fact, while many experts agree that the divorce (and marriage) rate has fallen, the…
If you and your spouse have agreed to a low-conflict online divorce, then you stand a very good chance of being able to co-parent effectively. While attorneys can be helpful for high-dispute environments, they can’t mend the riffs that arise when a divorce goes to trial. If children are involved,…
In the aftermath of your divorce — whether it’s an online divorce or something more combative — you might find yourself dealing with a lot of negative emotions. It’s easy to second-guess yourself when something doesn’t go right, but if you continue to do so, you’ll fall into an endless…
Even in low-conflict online divorce cases, we see a lot of clients who beat themselves up with feelings of failure once the marriage is over. When two people stand up in front of family and friends and make a vow to stay married for the rest of their lives, “till…