Divorce

In Sickness — What you should know about divorcing a chronically ill spouse

Every troubled marriage has its own unique set of factors that make splitting up painful and complicated. But if you’re considering divorcing a spouse who is suffering from chronic illness, there are additional layers—from practical, logistical, legal, and financial concerns to thorny emotional matters. There’s no question that chronic illness can take a heavy…

The Good Marriage — key ingredients for a healthy partnership

Maybe you’re going through a rough patch in your marriage. Maybe you’re already contemplating divorce. Perhaps, lately, you feel like you’re just going through the motions. You find yourself wondering: Is this all there is? Are these feelings normal? What is a “good marriage” anyway? Marriage — merging lives with another human being “for…

The Season After the Season — Here’s what you should know about “divorce month” and what to do if you’re planning to call it quits in January

If you’re in a struggling marriage, the holidays may feel more fraught than festive. Nobody wants to spend the “most wonderful time of the year” worrying over whether it’s time to end their marriage or deal with the details of an impending divorce. Parents don’t want to spoil their kids’ joy by announcing a…

Cause for Celebration? —Divorce parties are a growing trend. Here are some pros and cons.

According to recent data from Evite, in 2023, invitations to divorce parties reached an “all-time high.” We tend to associate divorce with profound sorrow and loss, devastation, sometimes even guilt or shame—but that’s not always the case. For some people, getting out of an unhealthy, destructive marriage or leaving a toxic spouse who treated…

Footing the Bill for your Child’s Future—who pays for college when the parents are divorced?

It’s college application season, and many parents of high schoolers are having a lot of feelings right now—mixed feelings: There’s immense pride in their almost-grown children—everything they’ve accomplished in school, sports, arts, and other activities; landing that first job; the deep friendships they’ve formed, the fine young adults their kids are growing into. There’s…

A Delicate Balance—How a Spouse’s Mental Illness Impacts the Divorce Process

Even under the best of circumstances—when both spouses are physically and mentally healthy, financially stable, and on the same page about the split—divorce is a painful and grueling process, full of outsized emotions and overwhelming logistics. When one of the partners is suffering from mental illness, there are extra layers of complexity and special—often…