by Monarch2 | Apr 1, 2011 | Divorce Mediation, Uncategorized
During a recent appearance on the television show, The View, Billy Ray Cyrus spoke about his highly publicized marital problems. After filing for a divorce, he and his wife recently decided to try to work things out. Cyrus said that a communications breakdown was what...
by Monarch2 | Mar 18, 2011 | Divorce Mediation, Uncategorized
While you were in grade school, if you wanted to play kickball and your friend wanted to play jump rope, you might have resolved this issue by tossing a coin, drawing straws, taking turns playing both, or deciding you’d both play something else. Most of us have...
by Monarch2 | Mar 6, 2011 | Thinking about Divorce, Uncategorized
Typically, a good divorce is defined as one that has produced a good divorce agreement (technically a ‘separation agreement’). That is, one that seems fair and acceptable to each soon to be ex-spouse. It contains a plan to divide the couple’s belongings and other...
by Betsy Ross LICSW CGP | Feb 28, 2011 | Mediation to Save a Marriage, Uncategorized
Generally, people come into my office when they are feeling angry, sad, distant from, or just plain fed up with their spouse and their marriage. Sometimes people want to learn about divorce and think about whether or not it is the best solution to the problems they...
by Betsy Ross LICSW CGP | Feb 27, 2011 | Thinking about Divorce, Uncategorized
Recently, a client spoke about how exhausted she had been feeling. This took her by surprise as, after years and years of unhappiness and finally feeling able to move ahead with a divorce, she didn’t expect to feel so irritable, de-energized, and just plain...
by Betsy Ross LICSW CGP | Feb 25, 2011 | Mediation to Save a Marriage, Uncategorized
Yes, it’s true…more and more divorces are initiated by women. In fact, these days middle-aged women are twice as likely to ask for a divorce as their male counterparts. Why is this so? What is going on? Well, there are a lot of theories out there about...
