You may have always considered yourself as someone with refined tastes. You may have grown up in an affluent family that influenced those tastes, or perhaps you garnered wealth on your own and then came to enjoy the finer things in life. Whatever the case, you have...
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Year: 2019
What’s the difference between being fired and laid off?
When people lose their jobs, they sometimes use the terms "fired" and "laid off" interchangeably as if they mean the same thing. The person is just saying that they are not employed any longer. That sentiment may make sense on a basic level. They did lose their job....
Cohabitation leads to issues with marital property
Cohabitation is the process of living together without getting married, often prior to marriage, and it is more popular now than it has ever been before. The rates have increased over the years, meaning many couples spend at least some time living in the same home or...
Does signing a prenup make divorce more likely?
One of the arguments people use against prenuptial agreements is that they think the document will make them more likely to end their marriage. After all, they're already thinking about divorce and planning for it before they're even married. Isn't that a defeatist...
What is casual racism in the workplace?
Though overt racism does still happen from time to time in the workplace, it is far more common to experience casual racism. Workers and employers understand that the overt racist beliefs held in the past are now illegal; whether they feel that way or not, they're far...
Parallel parenting in a high-conflict divorce
More than likely, you had a good reason why you and your future former spouse decided to end your marriage. Perhaps your relationship degraded to the point where you can't even be in the same room together without arguing. Even though you may mourn the loss of what...
Wage garnishment is a drastic step for serious support issues
During your divorce, the court orders your spouse to pay child support. Your child lives with you all of the time. Your ex pays for a short time and then, as you feared, stops making the payments.You know that this is a violation of the court order. You also know that...
2 reasons couples live together after divorce
The reality is that most couples stop living together before or during a divorce. In many cases, one spouse moves out as soon as the couple decides to get divorced, knowing that it takes months for the legal process to play out but also knowing that they can move...
Your business plan should be a road map
When you make a business plan, it sets up how you want to run your business and what goals you have. This is a critical part of starting a new business, especially if you are signing a contractual agreement with one or more business partners and you want to make sure...
Do you need a financial reality check before you divorce?
If you are contemplating divorce, you likely have a vision for how you expect your post-divorce life to be. Perhaps you imagine a kind of freedom your marriage lacked or you hope to rejoin the dating scene. Unfortunately, the reality of life after divorce does not...