When a divorced spouse nears retirement age, there may be a benefit available from Social Security that could help those who are feeling a financial pinch in their retirement years.Some divorced spouses are eligible for a Social Security benefit that is equal to...
Month: August 2016
Moving on after a divorce: Dealing with baggage
For some people, there is no more traumatic event in their lives than the end of their marriage. Picking up and moving on afterwards may feel like the impossible task and as a result, it can lead to feeling as though you have too much baggage to consider any type of...
Three tips for successful custody transitions
If shared custody is difficult for you, just imagine how your children feel. They have to move from one household to another often multiple times a week. The transitions may make them moody and challenging to deal with at the outset of your planned time together....
What do children of divorce want their parents to stop doing?
When a child's parents divorce, it is an incredibly stressful situation in the child's life, just as it is in his or her parents' lives. Not all divorces are amicable and even those that are can find ex-spouses unintentionally hurting their children. Here is a list of...
Do you understand how child support is enforced?
The Child Support Enforcement Act of 1984 goes a long way in helping people collect child support from another parent or ex-spouse who refuses to follow a court order.Of course, there is more to this law than meets the eye. As somebody attempting to collect child...