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Is January National Divorce Month?
HuffPost
By Stann Givens
January is upon us and the phones are starting to ring. It happens every year in our divorce law practice. It's the same old story: clients dissatisfied with the marital relationships, but not wanting to file for divorce until after the holidays.
Since I began my divorce law practice decades ago, it has never changed. It is like a department store having a sale. People are lining up on the phone to speak with an attorney and make an appointment to get started.
I am not totally sure what it is all about. We don't keep the statistics in our office, but I read somewhere that most of the people calling are women. Did the husband not pay attention to the hints dropped about that perfect Christmas present? I am sure that it is much more than that. Did he get caught kissing the wrong person under the mistletoe?
A friend of mine told me once that the reason men have affairs is that they have just come to realize that they are going to die someday. It is sort of an analysis of what you want the rest of your life to look like. If it looks better with another female in the picture, then the move gets made because the man doesn't want to end his life with having let the opportunity slip by.
People take time during the holidays to pause and reflect. They take more days off work around the holidays and they exchange thoughts with friends. This can lead to that lifestyle analysis.
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By Stann Givens
January is upon us and the phones are starting to ring. It happens every year in our divorce law practice. It's the same old story: clients dissatisfied with the marital relationships, but not wanting to file for divorce until after the holidays.
Since I began my divorce law practice decades ago, it has never changed. It is like a department store having a sale. People are lining up on the phone to speak with an attorney and make an appointment to get started.
I am not totally sure what it is all about. We don't keep the statistics in our office, but I read somewhere that most of the people calling are women. Did the husband not pay attention to the hints dropped about that perfect Christmas present? I am sure that it is much more than that. Did he get caught kissing the wrong person under the mistletoe?
A friend of mine told me once that the reason men have affairs is that they have just come to realize that they are going to die someday. It is sort of an analysis of what you want the rest of your life to look like. If it looks better with another female in the picture, then the move gets made because the man doesn't want to end his life with having let the opportunity slip by.
People take time during the holidays to pause and reflect. They take more days off work around the holidays and they exchange thoughts with friends. This can lead to that lifestyle analysis.
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Divorce without judges? France mulls new plan
PARIS: France is considering a plan to allow divorces by mutual consent to proceed without a judge, simplifying a process that some critics say is already too easy. Social Affairs Minister Dominique Bertinotti confirmed the plan was under consideration on Friday, telling BFM-TV that “simplification is a good thing.”
Under the report requested by France’s justice minister and expected to be laid out in mid-January, a court clerk could approve divorces when both spouses agree.
According to the Le Figaro newspaper, divorcing couples in agreement spend an average of only eight minutes before a judge now. The paper said 54 percent of French divorces are uncontested.
Bertinotti said court clerks are highly trained in the law and could handle those cases, freeing up judges for trickier breakups.
“One couple in two will divorce. Do we have to make it more difficult?” she asked.
Opponents say the proposal will further weaken the institution of marriage, as well as make agreements harder to enforce.
“Doing without a judge’s authority risks weakening the agreement and reinforces the sentiment — common about those divorcing — that they’ve been had,” Elodie Mulon, a specialist in family law, told Le Figaro. Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, the government spokeswoman, said the proposal was among about 200 in the report.
AP
Source Article: The Peninsular
Under the report requested by France’s justice minister and expected to be laid out in mid-January, a court clerk could approve divorces when both spouses agree.
According to the Le Figaro newspaper, divorcing couples in agreement spend an average of only eight minutes before a judge now. The paper said 54 percent of French divorces are uncontested.
Bertinotti said court clerks are highly trained in the law and could handle those cases, freeing up judges for trickier breakups.
“One couple in two will divorce. Do we have to make it more difficult?” she asked.
Opponents say the proposal will further weaken the institution of marriage, as well as make agreements harder to enforce.
“Doing without a judge’s authority risks weakening the agreement and reinforces the sentiment — common about those divorcing — that they’ve been had,” Elodie Mulon, a specialist in family law, told Le Figaro. Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, the government spokeswoman, said the proposal was among about 200 in the report.
AP
Source Article: The Peninsular
Software for Sorting Out Child Support
From The New York Times
12/26/13
By QUENTIN HARDY
Getting divorced, particularly when children are involved, can be a hard and messy business, rife with mediators, lawyers and courts. It’s little remarked how hard the realities of the situation can be afterward, when people are on their own.
“I came from a family that had a horrible divorce, and when it came time for me, I thought it would be different,” said Sheri Atwood, a 35-year-old mother of a 10-year-old girl. “But managing child support payments, child care, pickup schedules, figuring out who will pay for this and that. You’ve got an Excel spreadsheet out all the time, and you’re still swamped.”
Seeking relief, and seeing a potentially unserved market, two years ago Ms. Atwood quit her high-technology job and started a new company, Ittavi. Its product, SupportPay, is an online service that offers calendaring, schedule management, third-party payment systems and tax-management software for divorced people.
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12/26/13
By QUENTIN HARDY
Getting divorced, particularly when children are involved, can be a hard and messy business, rife with mediators, lawyers and courts. It’s little remarked how hard the realities of the situation can be afterward, when people are on their own.
“I came from a family that had a horrible divorce, and when it came time for me, I thought it would be different,” said Sheri Atwood, a 35-year-old mother of a 10-year-old girl. “But managing child support payments, child care, pickup schedules, figuring out who will pay for this and that. You’ve got an Excel spreadsheet out all the time, and you’re still swamped.”
Seeking relief, and seeing a potentially unserved market, two years ago Ms. Atwood quit her high-technology job and started a new company, Ittavi. Its product, SupportPay, is an online service that offers calendaring, schedule management, third-party payment systems and tax-management software for divorced people.
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5 Reasons Divorce Can Be Better Than Christmas Morning
From: Huffington Post/Divorce
Written by Cathy Meyer for DivorcedMoms.com
Yes, I said divorce can be better than Christmas morning. Sometimes even better than sex, or better than sex with your ex.
For some of you, those who are experiencing an unwanted divorce, it will take time to appreciate the many possible virtues of divorce. For those of you who initiated the divorce, you may get it right now.
I had divorce forced upon me. I went through my fair share of heartache and anger and I learned eventually that there were things I didn’t know until the process was behind me and I was living, breathing and experiencing the person I became after that unwanted divorce. Here is my list of five reasons divorce can be better than Christmas morning:
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Written by Cathy Meyer for DivorcedMoms.com
Yes, I said divorce can be better than Christmas morning. Sometimes even better than sex, or better than sex with your ex.
For some of you, those who are experiencing an unwanted divorce, it will take time to appreciate the many possible virtues of divorce. For those of you who initiated the divorce, you may get it right now.
I had divorce forced upon me. I went through my fair share of heartache and anger and I learned eventually that there were things I didn’t know until the process was behind me and I was living, breathing and experiencing the person I became after that unwanted divorce. Here is my list of five reasons divorce can be better than Christmas morning:
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Study Reveals Five Common Themes Underlie Most Divorces
Divorcé's Guide to Marriage
Study Reveals Five Common Themes Underlie Most Divorces
From The Wall Street Journal
Want great marriage advice? Ask a divorced person.
People who lose the most important relationship of their life tend to spend some time thinking about what went wrong. If they are at all self-reflective, this means they will acknowledge their own mistakes, not just their ex's blunders. And if they want to be lucky in love next time, they'll try to learn from these mistakes.
Research shows that most divorced people identify the same top five regrets—behaviors they believe contributed to their marriage's demise and that they resolve to change next time.
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