The Analysis: In some marriages, management of the marital finances, investment, budgeting and bookkeeping were primarily assumed by one spouse. If so, then sudden transfer of these additional responsibilities to the other may either seem like more you can bear, or a welcome return of control. You may also find that 100% management of childrens’ schedules,…
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THE ROLE OF EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIRS
The Analysis: Whether it’s yours or your spouses, extramarital affairs throw a marriage into another realm. The excitement and illicitness of your affair is a contrast to the disappointment of your marriage. Escape from it gives you promise and optimism; a seamless transition from the bad to the wonderful. The discovery of your spouse's affair…
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DECIDING WHETHER AND WHEN IT’S TIME TO DIVORCE
The Analysis: For most, deciding whether to divorce is a process that can take years. You may have considered the possibility for a long time, imagined its positive and negative consequences, and rejected it many times over. The final decision seems impossible to make, but in the end it is usually prompted by some intolerable…
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LAWYERS WEEKLY
Publication: LAWYERS WEEKLY Published: November 15, 2010 Judge: Father must continue child support payments Dad tried to modify deal after taking daughter in; Defense verdict A father of a teenage daughter filed a complaint for modification of child support, alleging that payments to the child's mother should be terminated based on the daughter's residence with…
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