Getting Divorced-Updated for Tax Year 2016

from Intuit Turbotax If you’re going through a divorce, taxes may be the last thing on your mind, so we’re here to help. We’ve got tips for you on which filing status to choose after the divorce, who can claim the exemptions for the kids, and how payments to an ex-spouse are treated for tax…

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5 Pieces Of Parenting Advice To Help Children Adjust Post-Divorce

by Joshua Stern, Contributor to The Huffington Post Divorce Now that you’re divorced, you may be wondering how your role as a parent must change. The truth is it doesn’t need to change much if at all. Instead, you now need to consider your parental role in light of the new relationship you have with…

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Surviving Emotionally While Divorcing A Narcissist

by Cathy Meyer-Divorce Support Expert Are you emotionally equipped to survive divorcing a narcissist? Divorcing a narcissist takes a lot of stamina! Narcissistic behavior is one of the character traps Dr. Mark Banschick explains in his article on Malignant Divorce. According to Dr. Banschick, “the narcissist is completely self-serving and selfish.” So, how do you…

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Announcing Randy Powers Board Certification as a Family Law Specialist

Little, Gilman-Tepper and Batley are so proud to announce that Randy Powers has received his New Mexico Board Certification as a Family Law Specialist. There are specific standards and procedures for certification as a specialist in Family Law. Randy has met with all of the following criteria to achieve this certification. All applicants for certification…

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The First Recorded Divorce in 1643

from The Writer’s Almanac On this day in 1643 the first legal divorce recorded in the American colonies was finalized. Anne Clarke of the Massachusetts Bay Colony had petitioned for divorce from her estranged and adulterous husband, Dennis Clarke. Mr. Clarke admitted to abandoning his wife and two children for another woman, and confirmed that…

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40 Secrets Only Divorce Attorneys Know

By Lia Sestric, Contributor to The Huffington Post The divorce process is a stressful one that can easily bring out the worse in people. Some people even see divorce as a way to seek revenge on a spouse by seizing money and assets. Although divorce can bail you out of an unhappy marriage, it can…

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Yule Be Okay! Navigating The Holidays After A Divorce

by Sandra Vischer-from The Huffington Post Divorce The holidays are a time of family, friends, and traditions, however, this year it won’t be quite the same. You’ve recently gone through a divorce and will have to navigate a new holiday normal. Let’s face it, it won’t be easy. After eighteen years of marriage, I crashed…

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7 Issues All Co-Parents Face And How To Overcome Them

Your attitude about the situation is the one thing that’s completely in your control. by Caroline Lehman-Huffington Post Divorce Co-parenting is no walk in the park. Disagreements about discipline, schedules and bed times can unravel even the most level-headed parent ― and when kids play their parents against one another, all hell threatens to break loose. Below,…

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Don’t Let Holiday Season Get You Down —

by Steve Siebold from the Huffington Post Divorce It’s just about that time of year again. The holiday season is almost here. It’s an exciting time of the year for a lot of people as they look forward to these next few months all year long. It starts with Halloween, then Thanksgiving, followed by Christmas…

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