Blog Posts in 2013

• Posted By Demetria Graves 1-Dec-2013

  How Grown Children Deal With Holiday Divorce Baggage

  The holiday season is now upon us, which means the awkward family dynamic that comes with divorce will come into play at some point in the next month. We spotted this article that completely reflects this reality. The writer, a child of divorce, ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 1-Dec-2013

  Can Drinking Habits Predict Divorce?

  'Tis the season to have a few adult beverages to loosen up the holiday cheer. But can your egg nog intake this time of the year predict if you and your spouse could be headed to divorce court? According to a report coming out of the University at ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 1-Dec-2013

  How to Balance Your Post-Divorce Life With Your Kids

  The divorce papers have been signed. You've moved out of the house, or your spouse has. All the fund transfers have been pushed through. Now that all of those issues have been taken care of, there leaves one big area to fix: your life with the ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 24-Nov-2013

  A New Reason To Stay Married: Your Safety

  There are many reasons why you should attempt to stay married and give serious thought to an alternative to getting divorced. There's the strife caused to your family (especially your children), finances and overall mental health. Well, ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 24-Nov-2013

  Ashton and Demi Settle Their Months-long Divorce Split

  We all know that California is a state where divorced couples split their property and assets in half after the process. Well, there are a bunch of gray areas involved, so it's not always that simple. It was those gray areas that were holding up ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 24-Nov-2013

  Kordell Stewart Pushes Back Against Rumors in His Porsha Stewart Divorce Case

  We've been following this Kordell and Porsha Stewart divorce case since it spun out of the screen of the Real Housewives of Atlanta into real life. One of the more consistent rumors that has dogged Kordell during this time — and really ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 3-Nov-2013

  Divorce Mistakes You Don't Want To Make

  The road toward divorce is filled with landmines that could derail your path to happiness. The key is to find the easiest route to take, and that is part of our job as your GPS to wade through the particulars of the court system. Over on the ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 3-Nov-2013

  New Jersey Lawyer in Hot Water After Hiding Assets

  At the Law Offices of Graves and Ogden, we love to help our clients in any way we can. However, we think this story out of New Jersey about now-ex lawyer Neil Malvone may be a case of going the extra mile… the wrong way. Malvone, then a ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 3-Nov-2013

  Secret Credit Card Purchases May Harm Marriage

  Financial stress is one of the main instigators of marital discord. Many of the factors that go into the situation, like a change in job status or additions to the family, come out of nowhere. However, there is one active financial situation that can ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 28-Oct-2013

  Michigan Woman Fired By Christian Organization For Divorce Sues

  InterVarsity Christian Fellowship is a national, non-denominational "student-led ministry which for more than 70 years has been involved in establishing witnessing communities on U.S. college and university campuses." However, according to ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 28-Oct-2013

  Clint and Dina Eastwood Untie the Knot

  Well this is a different kind of "will-they-or-won't-they." After withdrawing papers in September asking for a legal separation in California, Dina Eastwood has officially asked for a divorce from Clint Eastwood. In the papers, filed in ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 28-Oct-2013

  Catholic Church Sets New Divorce-Communion Guidelines

  Recently, newly installed Pope Francis lambasted the Catholic Church hierarchy for being obsessed with "abortion, gay marriage and contraception." He said that it put the dogma behind those issues before love, and for prioritizing moral ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 7-Oct-2013

  How Obamacare Will Affect Divorces

  The Affordable Care Act — nicknamed Obamacare — has already affected millions of people in the United States. From people signing up for health insurance (or not being able to due to overloaded systems) to those affected by the ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 7-Oct-2013

  Divorce is Literally a Killer For Some Men and Women

  Divorce is a hard situation to go through. Between dealing with all the emotions and financial burdens that go along with it, it can really leave a person vulnerable. How vulternable? Enough, says a study in the Journal of Men's Health, that it ...

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• Posted By Demetria Graves 7-Oct-2013

  California Passes Bill for Multiple Child Guardian Allowance

  The dynamic of the nuclear family has been changing ever since the phrase was coined in the middle of the last century. The idea of the American dream—2.4 kids and two cars in the garage—has been slowly been changing ever since divorce ...

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