Each year, over 1 million American children are affected by their parent’s divorce. How each child reacts depends on many factors, including their age, personality, and of course, the circumstances surrounding the divorce or separation. Many times, the initial...
By Guest Blogger: Michelle Petrowski Buonincontri, CFP®, CDFA This article was originally published in “The Street” You were happy “once upon a time” and planned a future…. Now you’re 55 and getting a divorce. Or maybe you’re 60 or even in your 70’s and now...
This article was originally published in “The Street” By Guest Blogger: Michelle Petrowski Buonincontri, CFP®, CDFA As Baby Boomers continue to have higher and increasing divorce rates than other age groups, divorce later in life can bring increased retirement...
The holiday season is supposed to be filled with joy, celebrations, and traditions. However, for those going through a divorce, it can be a dreaded time, filled with emotional pain, stress, and loneliness. And unfortunately, there is virtually no way to avoid being...
There’s this thing called “Empathy.” And it’s a powerful force. When I don’t see eye-to-eye with someone, I try very hard to understand why that person feels the way they do, and why their reality is so different from mine. When I take that approach, I am usually...
Early this year, headlines circulated in Arizona, and even made national news, when a woman tried to use her frozen embryos after she and her husband got divorced. For Ruby Torres, her journey to becoming a mother was stopped short when the Arizona Supreme Court ruled...