How NOT to Handle Your Divorce
There is a right way and a wrong way to go through a divorce. I prefer the “Divorce Done Right” way. That’s what we practice here at the Gallagher Law Firm. But some people just don’t get it. The...
View ArticleProper Planning Helps in a Divorce
It’s a fact: deciding to divorce is an emotional process. While you can’t help the way you feel, you can control the way you act. So when considering a divorce, use proper financial planning to help...
View ArticleDivorce Hurts Everyone.
I just came across this surprising article about actor Bill Murray . I will always remember Bill Murray as the bumbling, hapless groundskeeper in Caddy Shack. Mr. Murray, however, has come a long way....
View ArticleMaking Tough Decisions about Your Living Arrangements
Divorce changes lives. I read an article in the Washington Post the other day about a woman “Squeaking by on $300,000”. The Post meant the article to be ironic, and most of us would have a difficult...
View ArticleEnjoy the Little Moments
About a million clichés exist to describe the pain and unpleasantness that everyone deals with. “Into every life a little rain must fall,” or “beautiful light is born of darkness” are just a couple of...
View ArticleCanada Explores the Interests of Children versus Equal Parenting
The Canadian Justice Minister Rob Nicholson spoke on Monday about equal parenting and children’s interests in divorce cases. In theory, kids do best when both parents are equally present in their...
View ArticleShould a Guardian be able to File a Divorce Proceeding?
Imagine a worse-case-scenario: your parents are in a car accident, and your mother becomes incapacitated. She’s no longer able to do many things for herself, and your father takes over the finances,...
View ArticleDealing with Anger About Divorce
Even in an amicable divorce, it’s hard to be Zen-like and not resent your spouse for tearing your world apart. In a divorce that catches one of the parties by surprise, or in which one party doesn’t...
View ArticleBe Realistic about Your Divorce Settlement
High-profile divorce settlements make the news all the time. People love to read about other people’s unhappiness; the juicy details of a failed marriage and an astronomical price tag make popular...
View ArticleDivorce is Traumatic for Your Kids
There’s no question that divorce is traumatic for your kids. Everyone knows children suffer the most in a divorce, and have the least say about what happens. Experts advise different ways to tell your...
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