How To Start Your Divorce There’s a reason why January is known as divorce month. Many couples opt to wait until after the holidays to face the music. This leads to an influx of fresh divorce filings in the new year. People really have this desire to make things better in the coming year. Plus, […]

Help Your Kids Transition to Two Homes.   Sara Olsher, CEO of Mighty + Bright, wanted a way to help her toddler cope with the transition to two households — so she created one! In today’s blog post Sara shares her own experience getting divorced, the inspiration behind Mighty + Bright’s custody calendar for kids. […]

New Year’s Resolution?  I’d Rather Set An Intention. I remember being in elementary school and having to write my resolutions for each new year. I recall a yellow sheet of tablet paper containing the penciled words “keep my room clean.” I made that my new year resolution idea for several years, and decades later I […]

7 Tips to Ease The Holiday Blues.    Most of us can agree that 2020 has been a crazy year. Forget large holiday parties,  even small gatherings are not recommended. In this post, Certified Divorce Coach,  Sharri Freedman shares 7 tips to help make the season less lonely. This post  originally appeared on Sharri Freedman’s […]

Mortgage Financing: Using Child Support And Alimony To Qualify For A Mortgage. If you will need mortgage financing post-divorce, it’s important to understand how various income sources from – Alimony to Employment, Child Support and more – are considered for purposes of obtaining a mortgage. Hiring a mortgage professional that specializes in Divorce Mortgage Lending […]

Are your QDRO Procedures Leaving you Exposed? If you are a divorce professional involved in dividing retirement assets and preparing QDROs, you’ll want to read these three tips from financial advisor, Adam Waitkevich, to help improve your process and reduce post-divorce liability from financial mistakes.  This article originally appeared on Adam Waitkevich’s blog. Nearly every […]

Divorcing with Kids: Why Mediation Might Be The Best Approach.   Getting a divorce is difficult enough without having to consider children, but many couples are faced with the additional stressful decisions of child custody and support when their marriage ends. Typically when a marriage involving children dissolves, custody is the first thing that is […]

5 Tips For Communicating With A Difficult Co-Parent. Effective Co-parenting in a divorce can change a child’s entire experience.  Finding the right path to establishing a healthy relationship with your co-parent is challenging but can be complicated when dealing with a difficult co-parent.   Divorce coach and Divorceify pro, Cherie Morris gives us 5 tips […]

How To Gain Clarity By Practicing Mindfulness. Practicing mindfulness can bring great clarity as you navigate your divorce process.  Divorce coach, Dede Hallerman, discusses how to practice mindfulness, gain clarity and keep your sanity. This article originally appeared on Dede’s blog. We hear the word “mindfulness” often in today’s culture. But do we really understand […]

DIY + Divorce: Is It Right For Everyone? Do-it-yourself Divorce (DIY Divorce) is easy enough when a couple has no assets, debts, or children.  However, if a divorcing couple has children and or needs to divide assets and debts, then DIY+ is the smartest and least expensive way to divorce. DIY+ is a means of […]

Co-Parenting During the Holidays: 7 Tips To Avoid Santa’s Naughty List. Holiday season 2020 is upon us and celebrations can bring added stress to separating and  divorcing parents who are in conflict. Add a pandemic into the mix and the merriest season  becomes a pressure cooker.  What leads to conflict? Unless parents already have an […]

Feeling anxious about the holiday season? Bring calm and clarity with these 4 tips. This holiday season looks a little bit different this year for everyone. But if you are getting divorced or recently divorced, there are added nuances that might make the holidays feel like a challenge. Maybe you are feeling sad that you […]

Never Overlook the Details in Your Divorce Agreement: Here’s Why. By: Rosemarie Ferrante, Karen Chellew and Catherine Shonahan Rosemarie Ferrante, Esq., is a family attorney focusing on non-adversarial divorce through mediation and collaborative divorce. She is the founder of The Divorce Mediation Center of Ridgefield/Danbury LLC,  Karen Chellew and Catherine Shonahan, CDFA,  are the founders […]

Holidays and Divorce.   The holiday season is fast approaching. Family, food, fun and cheer, right? Maybe not so much for anybody this year with the global pandemic still going strong and suggestions by our local leaders to keep gatherings to a minimum. For families of divorce there is even more to consider as this […]

How High-Achieving Divorced Women Can Manage And Grow Their Wealth.  For high-achieving women, the pressure of managing the increasing demands at work rarely end when they return home, this is especially true for those who have recently divorced and are adjusting to managing life as a single.  As stewards for their family, they look after, […]

The Amicable Divorce: A Different Way To Divorce. There are many different ways to get divorced and no one divorce process fits everyone’s circumstances equally. It’s important to learn about different ways to get divorced. Most people know about going to court and litigating, but perhaps your circumstances allow you to take advantage of a […]

Divorce, College and Conflict Management. The topic of College, while filled with elation for our children, is often filled with confusion, dread, fear and very often, conflict, not only amongst divorcing or divorced parents, but also with the children whom of course the parents love very much. So what is it about this exciting time […]

Thinking about divorce? Stay calm and get organized.   Just the thought of divorce and the costs of divorce can be extremely stressful.  Stress comes primarily from the fear of the unknown. While fear and stress are completely normal, keep reading and learn how to replace both with calm and a plan. First, you need […]

Surviving And Thriving After Divorce: 5 Things You Need to Know    Today we are sharing the wisdom and expertise of Paulette  Rigo, Certified Divorce Coach, Parenting Expert and Mediator. In this interview by Ilyssa Panitz, which originally appeared on Authority Magazine, Paulette shares five things you should know in order to survive and thrive […]

Pets and Divorce: 5 Guidelines for Mediators. How should mediators think about pets when facilitating a divorce mediation?  Pet custody consultant, Karis Nafte gives us 5 guidelines that you should follow as a mediator when dealing with pets in a divorce.  This article originally appeared on Karis Nafte’s blog. These five guidelines for mediators are […]

10 Things You Should Know About Divorce During a Pandemic. There are many nuances to the divorce process, but divorce during Covid brings new considerations that you might need to make.  Here, divorce coach, Jen Lawrence, walks us through ten things to know about divorce during Covid. This article originally appeared on Divorce Mag. What do […]

It’s Time For A  Professional Divorce Coach. I met my ex-husband in 1976 as a divorced father of 2 girls. I watched what he and his ex-wife did to these precious little angels as bitter, angry divorced parents. They had nowhere to turn, as there were no resources back then.  The practice of law regarding […]

Divorce, College and The Brilliant Child. It happened yet again, last night. Great parents, a brilliant child (no joke), a pending divorce and they wanted to find merit aid for college because likely neither parent will qualify for need based aid and they certainly will not qualify for financial aid if both parents should need […]

What Custody Arrangements Miss: The Mental Load. As a mother you are constantly juggling millions of incremental tasks – from the minute details to the big picture decisions of your children’s lives. Matrimonial attorney, and Divorceify professional, Elizabeth Erickson, discusses a nuance that we often don’t consider, but should, when designing co-parenting agreements and custody […]

Curious About A Divorce Coach? The Value. The Opportunity. The Investment…IN YOU.   As an individual navigating divorce – How can a divorce coach help you bring your A game (at a time when you don’t quite have it).  This is PART 1 of a 2 part series. We know the value of eating healthy, […]

Divorce Consulting: The Alternative to Litigation There are many different types of professionals that can help make your divorce process more smooth and cost effective.  One such professional is a divorce consultant, also known as a consulting divorce attorney – a legal advisor that can help you through different divorce processes in different capacities from […]

Creative Time-Sharing For The Modern Divorce. Custody is one of those keywords we all know from divorce. It usually doesn’t bring up positive thoughts. We tend to drift to thoughts of contentious fights, heartbreak and loss of control. When you are used to seeing your child everyday how on earth can a plan be made […]

I’m a Divorce Coach.  Yes, That’s a Thing. “A divorce coach?  What’s that?” “Where were you when I got divorced?” “We don’t need that.  We’ve been married for twenty years.” These are just some of the reactions I receive when people find out what I do.  There’s generally a moment of surprise… followed by either […]

 5 Truths About Prenups. Thought about a prenup but got cold feet? There are many myths surrounding the prenuptial agreements that can often cloud the truths about what a prenup really is and how it can be a helpful strategy for a successful marriage.  But, what is a prenup really? Family law attorney, mediator and […]