Divorce can be an emotional and stressful experience, but it’s important to consider the financial implications of it. Separating your finances from your ex-spouse and planning for your future can be overwhelming, but with the right steps and mindset, you can ensure...
Divorce
Is it illegal to date during a divorce?
Everyone knows that divorce takes time. For one thing, there’s generally a delay between when someone decides that they want to get a divorce and when they actually file for divorce from their spouse. Some people spend months or years considering their options before...
Will starting to date impact your divorce proceedings?
It takes long enough to get divorced that many people want to start dating before it’s official. The divorce process itself feels like a formality. Yes, you have to sort out the legal details of ending your marriage, but the relationship – from an emotional...
Should you move out before the divorce is final?
One of the reasons why divorce is tricky is the fact that every decision you make can determine its direction. A single mistake can cost you significantly. For this reason, you need to be strategic with how you make decisions. Moving out or remaining in the family...
Making the most of your home sale during divorce
The decision to sell your home as you divorce and divide the proceeds may have been one of the easier ones that you and your soon-to-be-ex have had to make so far. It’s usually not financially feasible for one spouse to afford the family home on their own. Now the two...
Is it okay to keep having sex with your spouse while divorcing?
It often occurs that a married couple will decide to get a divorce but continue having intimate relations with one another. The results of a Research Now poll indicate that nearly 30% of spouses admit to having sex together during and after their divorce. Can spousal...
Do you need a prenup if you don’t have many assets?
Prenuptial agreements are no longer seen as something only used by the rich, famous and powerful. However, younger couples or those of any age who may not have what they consider significant assets to protect still too often dismiss the idea First, prenups aren’t just...
How to cope after your divorce
Divorce might bring relief to some people, but there are others who are devastated when they find out that their marriage is ending. For these people, trying to find ways to lessen the heartbreak and make the situation a bit easier becomes a focal point. There are a...
Should you divorce because of emotional abuse from your spouse?
This question is not easy to answer. The response may be vastly different for each person affected by spousal emotional abuse in New Jersey, this nation or the world. What is clear, though, is this: the impact of a spouse's continually abusive behavior on their...
Financial risk tolerance may define your risk of divorce
A study performed on 5,300 German couples between 2004 and 2017 was recently published in The Economic Journal by researchers at the University of California-San Diego. This study looked at how likely these individuals were to take risks, including how often they’d...