One of the amazing women I've had the good fortune of meeting and interviewing for this project is Kathleen Christensen, who blogs at Head in the Clouds. Kathleen will tell you that the process of her divorce was long, tedious, exhausting and exasperating. What she will also tell you is that she could never have imagined going through it, that the end result would be the … [Read more...]
Vengeance
Grace feels that her children have suffered immeasurably because of her ex's behavior. Grace's Eviction or Excision post retold the story of when she took the children for a quick getaway to the family condo in Florida before the divorce was final. Once they got there, there was no trace of any family belongings; clothes, toothbrushes and photos had all been hidden away. They … [Read more...]
The Ugly Side Of Divorce
One of my universal truths is that all divorces are painful and the emotional process of dealing with the end of your marriage is often very long. Contrast that to the legal process. For some, it's a quick and easy visit to the courthouse. For others, it involves months of wrangling and haggling over the details but when the divorce is final, it's final. Done. Over. Then there … [Read more...]
Separated From Your Husband And Your Money
When Grace said, "Enough!" and filed for divorce she knew her husband well enough to plan carefully for when he would receive the divorce papers but she didn't anticipate what he did with their money. Here's Grace: The night I knew he was being served, I was out of town, I made sure I would be far, far away because I knew deep down that the divorce process would be very, very … [Read more...]
When Is Enough Enough?
When I'm interviewing a guest, I usually start by asking them to give the background to their marriage and divorce, just basic details like how long they've been divorced, how old they were when they got divorced, how many children they have and so on. The question that most people struggle with is the length of their marriage. Technically, that would be from the wedding date … [Read more...]