‘DIVORCE Q&A’ Archives
Is divorce a zero sum game?
IS DIVORCE A ZERO SUM GAME? Are there any winners in a divorce? Or are there only losers? Or are there no winners or losers? Is divorce a zero sum game? I think it is. I think that with divorce, the winners and the losers are equivalent. Wins equal losses and losses equal wins for all the players. Take Elin Nordegren and Tiger Woods. One would be [...]
Is it possible to have a “happy” divorce? Here are some tips
HOW TO HAVE A HAPPY DIVORCE: Originally published December 7, 2008 as How to have a happy divorce The first step to a happy divorce is to take responsibility for your role in the failure of the marriage. After that, accept that the marriage didn't work, and vow to move on with your life. Refuse, as Jen Anniston said, to be "defined" by the [...]
Should you have to repay pre-divorce “promissory notes” from your estranged spouse?
ON REPAYING PRE-DIVORCE PROMISORY NOTES: It's a totally weird concept to me, but a few high profile cases have highlighted the issue of inter-marital promissory notes and how they become debts from one spouse to the other after a divorce. A recent Court of Appeals case in Connecticut actually dealt with the issue and the wife in the case had [...]
Happy Divorce Day? Should there be a national day to commemorate divorce?
Someone raised this question today about having a Divorce Day, just like, say, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Martin Luther King Day, Mother' Day, Father's Day....and I thought, you know what? That's not a bad idea! It wouldn't so much be a celebration of people's marriages cracking up, as it would be a celebration of, you know what? I tried it, [...]
The Bed divorce: Is sleeping in separate bedrooms a precursor to divorce?
Apparently, a lot more married couples are flouting convention and setting up his and hers bedrooms in their homes (just like the his and hers bathrooms). The reason for this is all sorts of things that include sleep apnea, snoring and irritable leg syndrome and the just plain desire to sleep alone. Granted, this usually starts to happen after [...]
Old marriage vs new marriage…old divorce vs new divorce…what are the differences?
You've heard the expression "old money" or "old media." Now I've coined the phrases "old marriage" and "old divorce." I suspect that one or both of these terms will become common place in a few years as soon as the Supreme Court of the United States rules that it is unconstitutional to prevent same-sex couples from getting a civil marriage. As [...]
Mounting divorce rates good for the “cash-for-gold” business: should you get in on it?
Interesting article I was reading here. Seems that with mounting divorce rates more couples are trading in their wedding and engagement rings for cash. And so the cash-for-gold business is booming. This is probably true not just in UK and Ireland where the author's theory was limited to, but right here in the U.S. as well. I am sure the [...]
The “silver” divorce: success or failure?
Can the "silver divorce" be characterized as failure? By any definition? The conventional wisdom seems to be that divorce is a form of failure. Period. If you don't stay married for better or worse in sickness and in health till death do you part, you failed. That is one view. But I was reading an article in Newsweek the other day and they make [...]
The Divorce Diet: Should you get on it?
I was reading an article online about the DIVORCE DIET but I lost the page and cannot find it. Still, the gist of it was that when women go through divorce, they tend to lose a lot of weight for some reason. It could be because they stop eating, or eat significantly less than customary. And of course, it's the stress of going through a break up, [...]
Divorce and Insurance: Should billionaires get “divorce insurance”? What about regular Joes? Should they get divorce insurance?
I was just reading in the New York Times about this new product for divorced people: DIVORCE INSURANCE. It is being offered by this company called Safeguard Guaranty Corp, a start up in North Carolina. What a concept, right? Smart? Opportunistic? Or a restraint on marriage? Why isn't this type of product a restraint on marriage? They are [...]
The scent of divorce: Does your divorce have a smell?
This post was originally published on November 4, 2009. I decided to republish it based on something I was reading in the WSJ about a "corporate" almost divorce (Citi, Zell and Tribune: Smelled ‘Like Divorce Work) and someone is quoted as saying that it "smelled like divorce work." That intrigued me, of course. Because I wonder if divorce and [...]
Divorce & Marketing: Is the “divorce niche” the last untapped frontier for advertisers?
Divorce information for divorce professionals and advertisers Back in the Spring of 2008, a few months before Divorce Saloon was launched, Adweek ran an article written by this guy named Andrew Adam Newman Can a Web site focused on divorce convince marketers to advertise in Splitsville? At the time, there seemed to be a question mark as to [...]
Should you divorce without an attorney?
Should you divorce without an attorney? Not before your read this article in Pschology Today. I personally think that sometimes, it may be the best thing you can do for yourself and your kids. Keep the lawyers out of it. And I'm not being tongue in cheek. Image credit.
Breast Implants and divorce: Is it just Mel Gibson who despises surgically enhanced breasts?
FAKE BREASTS AND DIVORCE I just got a junk email from someone at PlasticSurgeonLocatorvgig@worldtaxnet.com and this wiseguy was trying to sell breast augmentation surgery to me and I guess a whole bunch of other people on his contact list. Now, obviously, I don't need breast augmentation. On the contrary. But it did get me to thinking about [...]
10 divorce-related businesses that can rake in $$$: Do you have what it takes?
With the global divorce rate skyrocketing off the charts as we speak, it is not totally illegitimate (though maybe a bit insensitive) to try to capitalize on the trend and make yourself some money. After all, the economic climate around the world is not that tropical and even a part time home-based gig that brings in a few extra bucks a month is [...]
On 529 Plans and divorce: What are the things to consider?
Should you liquidate your child's 529 plan after a divorce? That is a good question. It depends on the type of plan, and it depends on why you want to liquidate it. 529 plans, as you know, are a type of college savings plan. There are two types, a prepaid plan and a savings plan like an IRA or a 401K. The beauty about these plans is they allow [...]
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