It’s so true that men are from Mars and Women are from Venus. The way we think and act is completely different, and sometimes incredibly frustrating. What seems like a nonissue to a man may be something World War III worthy to a woman—it’s unfortunate, but it’s just the way we’re built. When we get...
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Women, like men, have affairs for all kinds of reasons, though those reasons are usually very different. For women, it generally has more to do with the level of satisfaction she’s experiencing in her marriage—an unhappy woman, for example, is 2.6 times more likely to cheat. Usually, it’s the result of some underlying condition. The...
Each year, 115,000 recently divorced women lose their health insurance, according to a study published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, “Divorce and Women’s Risk of Health Care Loss.” Of those 115,000 women, 65,000 lose their insurance entirely. For women who have received health insurance benefits through their husband’s employment, this is a...
When custody of your children is in dispute, or sometimes, when the parents cannot agree on visitation, courts will appoint a Guardian ad litem to represent the “best interest” of the child. Because of the GAL’s unique position, he or she is not there to be your friend, even though he is probably acutely aware...
If you’re facing a custody battle, the question is usually not whether you’ll lose custody, but to what degree you and your child’s father will share custody. In the majority of cases, one or the other parent doesn’t “lose” custody at all. In cases where the child’s father doesn’t fight for custody, the typical custodial...
The good news for those who are perpetually unlucky in love is that divorce today is (relatively) easy, and (sort of) quick to obtain. At the risk of boring you with my enthusiasm for medieval British history, I’ll fast forward to the juicy bits. Back in the 1520s, when Henry VIII wanted to marry Anne...
Your company announces that you’ll be getting a new boss – depending on the situation (and the person) you may either jump for joy or find yourself fearing the change. No matter what the reason for the change in leadership, you’ll need to be prepared. How you handle your new boss can affect your career...
can I get him to pay for it? The law in Virginia certainly allows the court to make an award of attorney’s fees in favor of either party. It is an issue for the court, it may be done in a preliminary stage of the proceeding or it may have to go forward at a...