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Editor • 7/18/2008
It wasn’t until 1992 that New York made rules protecting clients from divorce lawyers. Two things that were ruled impermissible: having sex with a client, and billing a client for the... read more»
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Linda Lee • 7/19/2008
A custody agreement was reached yesterday allowing Britney Spears to have gradually increased...
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Jill Brooke • 7/17/2008
We love hearing when a husband comes to his senses and returns to the loving embrace of his wife...
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Linda Lee • 7/17/2008
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Linda Lee • 7/15/2008
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Alcohol in the Family

By Sondra Simmons

Guest • 7/19/2008
Sometimes, it’s a good thing when the other shoe drops. It became clear early in my seven-year marriage to Edgar that he is an alcoholic. I might have noticed before the vows were... read more»
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Akillah Wali • 7/18/2008
I previously wrote that I would not have the savvy nor the energy to pull off dating two men at once. After posting it, I wondered if I was in fact sure of...
Can't Stop the Feeling
Faith Eggers • 7/17/2008
They say the definition of insanity is to repeat the same thing over and over again, expecting different results. Sometimes I wonder if dating is a form of...
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7/17/2008
5 million Americans have it, but almost half of them don't know it. After I...

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Should You Keep the House?

Maryann Kelly • 7/18/2008
You want the house. You know you want the house – unless it brings back too many bad memories. The question then is: Can you afford to keep it? Well, can you not? I’m a financial... read more»
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Dating 2.0: At the Speed of DSL
Maureen Dempsey • 7/15/2008
Entering the dating scene after just a few years off the market — let alone decades — can be an intimidating experience. Everyone else seems to have...
Secure Your Boundaries
Editor • 7/14/2008
Jennifer and Dan, a couple in their mid-30s with two kids, had a fairly amicable divorce. But Jen still has a reservoir of residual hurt because the end of...

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7/02/2008
Curious about the the thoughts of other divorcees on the subject? In a new...
Equal Opportunity Alimony
Lili Vasileff • 6/16/2008
As men set their sights on women’s earnings, their entrepreneurial spirits, and sometimes, their celebrity value, women are increasingly finding the...
You Aren't The Only One Paying Alimony to Your Ex Husband
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6/16/2008
Nearly one third of all married women make more money than their spouses. As...

Should You Keep the House?

Maryann Kelly • 7/18/2008
You want the house. You know you want the house – unless it brings back too many bad memories. The question then is: Can you afford to keep it? Well, can you not? I’m a financial... read more»
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How To Divorce Your Divorce Attorney
Laurie Puhn • 7/07/2008
Have you tried to reach your attorney and he or she won’t come to the phone? Are you not sure you attorney is representing your best interests? Sometimes...
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7/02/2008
Curious about the the thoughts of other divorcees on the subject? In a new...

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7/07/2008
In the second of a two part segment, Debbie continues to pick the brain of Tony Dilluvio in an attempt to unearth the differences between men and...watch »
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Maureen Dempsey • 7/15/2008
Entering the dating scene after just a few years off the market — let alone decades — can be an intimidating experience. Everyone else seems to have...
Secure Your Boundaries
Editor • 7/14/2008
Jennifer and Dan, a couple in their mid-30s with two kids, had a fairly amicable divorce. But Jen still has a reservoir of residual hurt because the end of...
Spiritual Divorce: When the House Is a Burden
Guest • 7/14/2008
Divorce triggers a huge range of emotions, but it is also the catalyst for a number of life changes! We can't stop the pain, the emotions, and the life...
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Episode 30: Move Over Day
Every so often something happens to remind you time is passing. The bagels that you bought two weeks ago turn moldy; the cable company sends a bill marked, “urgent”; the cute teenage boy at the supermarket check-out calls you “Ma’am.”
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Episode 29: Till Death Do Us Part
by Mimi Schmir, one of the writers from "Grey's Anatomy"
And then Jeffrey returned from West Virginia. I can’t even begin to describe what a mistake that ashram visit was. I think he thought it was supposed to...
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Episode 28: Make Room For Daddy
by Mimi Schmir, one of the writers from "Grey's Anatomy"
It's Friday night and the "Sex and the City" movie has just opened and my doorbell rings. Jeffrey has the boys for three days, because, I kid you not,...
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Episode 27: Divorce Diet
by Mimi Schmir, one of the writers from "Grey's Anatomy"
When I first got separated (such a ladylike term — it should be "wrenched," or "torn," or "severed," that's more like it) all I did was eat. Cheesecake,...