Getting a divorce is always a pretty scary thought, no matter who you are. Since all of the assets and liabilities from the marriage have to be divided, and because it’s very uncommon for divorced couples to continue to live together, it’s generally accepted as pretty common knowledge that both parties’ income levels will take…

Navigating parenting when you’re breaking up, separating, or divorcing is no easy feat. I think a big part of what makes it such a struggle for moms, particularly, is because dads suddenly have opinions about things that otherwise they would have let the mom decide. Things that mom had full control over before, when the…

Divorce is a challenge for everyone, but less so for women who have taken the time to gather the information and set priorities. All too often, women (people in general, mind you, but women are our particular concern here so I focus my narrative on them, or, perhaps, I should say us) make decisions, especially…

  It’s not difficult to have fault based grounds for divorce. In many cases, as the marriage has broken down, one or both of the parties have committed adultery, been cruel or caused an apprehension of bodily hurt, or deserted or abandoned their spouse. Still, I often feel like the general impression that women have…

  I saw an infographic the other day that compared the costs of owning a home versus renting a home. Admittedly, it was an infographic created and propagated by a mortgage lending company, so let’s just say they have some skin in the game. It added up the cost of rent at $1,000, $1,200, $1,400,…