4 Useful Tips for Coping with Your Divorce
Yes, you did it. You made the difficult decision to get divorced, but now the reality of that decision is materializing.Your entire life is changing. You’re now at odds with the person you shared your life with or the one who, at some point in time, helped you get...
Don’t Worry, Your Divorce Isn’t a Failure
No one gets married expecting it to end in divorce, right? Deciding to move forward with a split isn’t an easy decision. More often than not, it’s a couple’s last resort after they’ve tried to resolve their differences. Just ask Kristin Cavallari. If you watched...
We Kick Your Sorry Divorce Excuses to the Curb, With Some Tough Love
Ready to be empowered? Ready to live the life of your daydreams? Consider this: Many of us have had that one friend—the one trapped in an unhappy marriage or possibly even a dangerous one. They make way too many excuses as to why they stay with their partner, despite...
Smedley Law Group, P.C. COVID-19 Readiness Plan
Update: April 2 On Thursday, April 2, 2020, Chief Justice Rabner of the New Jersey Supreme Court issued an Order pertaining to the administration of Matrimonial Early Settlement Panels (MESPs) in the state. All MESPs scheduled between now and April 26, 2020 have been...
Staying Calm and Centered During COVID-19
COVID-19, and the resulting stay-at-home and social distancing orders, are like nothing we've seen in our lifetimes. On top of that, kids are out of school. Parents are either out of work or trying to work from home with their spouses and kids present. Some people...
Divorce Keeping You Up at Night? Try This Instead
Think you’re alone? Think again. The stress from your divorce can definitely cause insomnia, according to the National Sleep Foundation. Even if you’ve never experienced regular insomnia, situational stress makes it that much harder for you to fall asleep and stay in...
Your Divorce Coach May Be Your New Best Friend
Life coaches, job coaches, weight loss coaches, pregnancy coaches—basically, you can find a coach for almost any situation you need some extra guidance and motivation. Divorce is no different. An experienced and certified divorce coach is a professional you just might...
How to Parent Your Adult Children When You’re Divorcing
Gray divorces are on the rise, as our life expectancies keep extending. Among adults aged 50 and up, the divorce rate has doubled since the 1990s, according to a Pew Research Center report. What’s interesting, though, is that this later-in-life divorce’s effect on...
Yes, You’ll Survive the Stages of Divorce Grief
No matter what your feelings toward it, divorce represents the end of a marriage—which likely started hopefully, joyfully, with thoughts of happily ever after. While the stress of a life event is hard to measure, experts rely on a tool called the Rahe stress scale, a...
Here’s How to Tell Your Children You’re Splitting
If your parents divorced, you probably remember very clearly the big conversation, where one or both told you they had decided to split—and that decision most likely rocked your world for a while. So whether you’re a child of divorce yourself or went into marriage...
Ask Yourself 5 Questions Before Filing for Divorce
Filing for divorce can be one of the most gut-wrenching decisions you’ll make, since it includes an upheaval of your current lifestyle. It's also a very emotional decision, unlike, say, buying a couch or joining a new gym, you can get caught up in the moment and...
If You’re Divorcing After 50, Here’s What You Need to Know
The number of people divorcing over age 50 has doubled in the past two decades, leading to the moniker “gray divorce.” If you find yourself among this group of older divorcees, there are quite a few things you'll need to know. In this roundup, we'll briefly summarize...
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