Recent Blog Posts
Help! My Ex Won’t Pay Child Support!
Divorce can be tough, especially if one partner feels like they are getting the shaft. Trying to come up with a way to live comfortably in two separate locations on the same amount of money you’ve always had is definitely a challenge. Nevertheless, the non-custodial and/or higher earning individual does have a financial responsibility… Read More »
Divorcing a Spouse Who’s Still Hanging on to the Marriage
Divorce is tough enough without having to deal with a spouse who absolutely wants to remain married. How can you move on with your life without completely devastating the person you once chose to marry? Understand For starters, try to put yourself in your spouse’s shoes. Understanding where they are coming from can illuminate… Read More »
Divorcing Parents Need to be Schooled…in Parenting
If you are the parent of a child under the age of 19 and you are heading for a divorce, you already know that the process can be disruptive to the family at large, and particularly for children. That’s why in Springfield and throughout Missouri parents are required to attend a divorce education program… Read More »
Moving in with Your Parents After Divorce
If divorce has left you high and dry on all fronts and the best option you have is to move back in with your parents until you can get back on your feet, you are not alone. There are lots of people who find they need some time to stabilize—financially, emotionally, and otherwise– before… Read More »
Is a Tragic Event Threatening Your Marriage?
A natural disaster destroys your home; a young child is killed in a car accident; you are diagnosed with a serious illness: these are all incredibly difficult situations that can lead to depression, anger, guilt, and frustration. In a perfect world, partners would pull together to help one another get through these tragedies. But… Read More »
When You Want a Divorce But are Short on Money
Are you in a marriage that’s become boring? How about one in which you are completely turned off by your spouse? Or maybe things have been violent, and you fear for your safety and for the safety of your little ones. Whatever the situation, nothing is more frustrating than wanting out of your marriage… Read More »
Divorce is Complicated when One Partner is Sneaky
After over 30 years of marriage and six children together, Tony and Jeanne Pritzker are getting divorced. The billionaire/philanthropist pair have some pretty complicated issues to work out, though, and Jeanne is finding out that she really had no idea how deceptive her husband could be. It’s ultimately costing her in a big way…. Read More »
“Consensual” Discipline is Really Just Domestic Abuse
The Bible is “silent” on the topic of domestic abuse, or so say some, justifying their lack of condemnation for intimate partner violence. In fact, there are those who believe that any violence that occurs between a man and his wife is actually consensual, since wives agree to be subject to their husbands’ discipline… Read More »
Dirty Divorce Tactics
If you are headed toward a divorce and have a partner who is angry, you might want to be prepared for some dirty tactics that could really make the coming weeks and months (hopefully not years…) miserable. There are several nasty things that could be done in order to drag out the process and… Read More »
When You Need a Quick Divorce
If you are headed for divorce and want things to happen quickly, you may be happy to learn that the process can be expedited under certain circumstances. Typically there is a 30 day waiting period from the time the petition for divorce is filed, but most divorces take much longer than that to be… Read More »
