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  Tips for Healthy Eating and Staying Active After Divorce Going through a divorce can also wreak havoc on your health. Here are healthy eating and physical activity tips to improve physical, mental, and emotional health during and after a divorce. By  Ohman CFP® & Co   Updated: July 17, 2020 Categories:  Health & Wellbeing Are you struggling with staying active after divorce? Is your health deteriorating? Divorce brings about many changes in an individual’s life. Financial matters, upheaval to routines, a different plan for the future, and changes to insurance plans and beneficiaries are just a few of the many changes an individual may experience.  Going through a divorce can also wreak havoc on our  health . It can affect our physical, emotional, and mental health.  Investing in your health  is one of the most important things you can do during and after a divorce.  Here are healthy eating and physical activity tips to improve physical, mental, and emotional health during and

  12 Signs Your Marriage May Be Over Has your fairy-tale marriage turned into a toxic relationship? Here are 12 signs your marriage may be over. By  Sylvia Smith   Updated: June 24, 2020 Categories:  Considering Divorce Feeling trapped or unfulfilled in your marriage is one of the worst feelings you can have. After all, who expects to go into a marriage expecting to be unhappy? Feeling disrespected or disconnected from your partner is a miserable way to live, but whether you’ve been married for two years or twenty, deciding to get a divorce is not an easy decision. Common relationship problems occur in even the happiest of marriages, but if your simple disagreements have turned into resentment and contempt, it may be a sign that your marriage is on the rocks. Has your fairy-tale marriage turned into a toxic relationship?  Here are 12 signs your marriage may be over . Signs Your Marriage May Be Over 1. You Are No Longer Friends Healthy couples are friends as well as lovers. The emotiona

  Six Ways to Heal from a Divorce and Move On When we experience divorce, it is important to deal with the mental and emotional residue that is left behind. Here are some tips. By  Tonya Carter   Updated: June 16, 2020 Categories:  Coping with Divorce ,  Divorce Recovery ,  Life After Divorce When you tell someone they need to heal from divorce, it can sometimes be taken the wrong way. We often define healing as if something is wrong with us. That we are broken people who need to be fixed. But the truth is, we all are flawed individuals. When we experience life situations that we didn’t expect or sign up for, it can leave cracks of  sadness , pain, failure, anger, and disappointment. When we experience divorce, it is important to deal with the mental and emotional residue that is left behind. I myself was faced with divorce 10 years ago, and even though the choice was mutual, it still had a huge impact on me. I found myself “stuck” in a story that kept me going in cycles five years pos

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  You can get divorced right now Chicago, Illinois without going to court. This may surprise many people but the Cook County, DuPage and surrounding county divorce courts are open and operating remotely. For uncontested divorces, it may even be possible to get divorced quicker than was possible before COVID-19 took place. Divorce and parentage cases in Illinois are filed online and are coming back filed the same day. It was not uncommon to wait several days for a filing to come back before COVID-19. Court orders for the Judge to sign can be sent electronically. The court will schedule the parties appearance via Zoom video conference when the parties are ready to have their divorce finalized. MLG LAW GROUP 121 West Wacker Drive Suite 1404 Chicago, IL. 60601 www.mlglawgroupillinois.com 312-374-4559

  6 Tips for Self-Care During or After Divorce Here are some tips for self-care during or after divorce. By  Paisley Hansen   Updated: July 06, 2020 Categories:  Coping with Divorce ,  Divorce Recovery Divorce is one of the top most  stressful situations  an individual can go through. Even if the separation is amicable, it is a huge event that will cause ripples in every area of your life. During this difficult time, here are some tips for self-care. 6 Tips for Self-Care During or After Divorce 1. Take Time to Relax This may feel like the last thing you want to do. Splitting up assets and communicating with lawyers takes up valuable time, but setting aside an hour or two to do nothing can do wonders for mental clarity. You may want to indulge in a relaxing hobby like reading or doing a puzzle. For an added layer of relaxation,  use Young Living Essential Oils  in a diffuser. You can customize a mix of oils for different scents and benefits. 2. Embrace the Safe Space This doesn’t mean y

  20 Words to Avoid for a Better Life After Divorce There are words to avoid – those that exhaust, hurt, and undermine – and words to use liberally – those that invigorate, heal, and strengthen – after divorce. By  Gray Robinson   Updated: August 24, 2020 Categories:  Coping with Divorce Words matter. Many people say and think in an undisciplined manner without any regard for the words they are using. Certain words can have a tremendous  impact  not only on how others perceive us but on how we feel about ourselves. There are words to avoid – those that exhaust, hurt, and undermine – and words to use liberally – those that invigorate, heal, and strengthen – after divorce. Here is a list of 20 words to avoid that can be extremely debilitating to yourself and others. You will want to avoid speaking or even thinking the following words whenever possible. Failure :  No one (and nothing) is a failure.  Failure  is simply something that doesn’t work for its intended purpose. Thomas Edison sai

Facing a Divorce As Quarantine Ends? Family Law specialists and therapists predict a surge in separation and divorce consultations as shelter-in-place restrictions are lifted. There are probably two common reasons for this. By  Ann Buscho, PhD   Updated: August 07, 2020 Categories:  Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) ,  Children and Divorce ,  Considering Divorce ,  Divorce Process Many people may be considering divorce as quarantine ends. In fact, family Law specialists and therapists predict a surge in separation and divorce consultations as  shelter-in-place  restrictions are lifted. There are probably two common reasons for this. Reasons Why Spouses May Consider Divorce as Quarantine Ends First, many couples had no choice but to “tough it out” through the past few months, even if the decision to separate had already been made by one or both people. With the sudden arrival of  COVID-19 , couples were forced to “nest” despite their desire to separate. Second, the stress and strain

  Write To Heal From Your Divorce: Choice By  Susan Pease Gadoua, LCSW, CADC   Updated: July 16, 2019 Categories:  Coping with Divorce Choice is something we usually take for granted. We get to go to the grocery store of our choice, buy the brands of food we choose and then choose how we want to pay for our food. And that’s just one relatively small example. We make thousands of decisions every day. If we have no choice in a situation, we feel trapped; if we have too many choices, we feel overwhelmed. According to research by Barry Schwartz,  we are happier when we have fewer choices . In divorce, one of the greatest sources of pain people have is when the dissolution was foisted on them by their spouse. This is especially challenging when there was no warning and no chance to respond to their mate’s unhappiness. Another area of pain when it comes to choice is in deciding how to divide assets and how to determine what is a fair  settlement . And then there is the task of having to make

  Should Elderly Divorced Individuals Get A Prenup When Re-marrying? In almost all circumstances, yes! Here are the many reasons why elderly divorced individuals should get a prenup if they remarry. By  David Wilkinson, Esq.   Updated: August 06, 2019 Categories:  Financial Issues ,  Legal Issues In almost all circumstances, yes! People in their golden years have worked hard to financially establish themselves and prepare for retirement. Remarriage after a divorce or after the passing of a spouse may have serious legal impact on elderly divorced individuals and their family. The legal implications arises when the marriage does not work out and the parties divorce, or when either the elderly divorced individuals or their new spouse pass away. Without a  premarital agreement  concretely defining the rights and obligations of the elderly person and their new spouse, there could be a significant financial impact and an even more significant emotional impact later on. Why Elderly Divorced I

  Preparing Your Children For Your Divorce Preparing children for your divorce is no easy task. By  Ohman CFP® & Co   Updated: September 25, 2020 Categories:  Children and Divorce ,  Children's and Parenting Issues after Divorce Preparing children for your divorce is no easy task. No matter how long you have been married, getting a divorce is very rarely a walk in the park, especially when there are children entangled in the scenario, and having  children  while getting divorced can make the ordeal significantly more difficult.  Parents have to worry about custody arrangements, splitting financial responsibilities for the child or children, rewriting wills, and preparing for future disasters differently. Perhaps the most important part (and certainly the hardest) is  breaking the news to your children . Children may express their grief in different ways, but it is rare for a child to want to see their parents divorced. Preparing children for your divorce is challenging, but wit