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Post Divorce Insurance By  Rosemary Frank, MBA, CDFA, ADFA, CFE, MAFF   Updated: October 31, 2016 Categories:  Financial Issues Thinking ahead about several types of insurance that may be required to protect the terms of your settlement will enable you to include discussion of them during negotiations. You don’t not want any surprises at the end, whether you are the prospective insured or the beneficiary. Such a surprise could derail the terms you and your spouse have thus far agreed upon. The most commonly understood need for life insurance involves having a policy on the life of the payer of any stream of post-divorce payments, with the payee as the beneficiary. Consider this:  if you, as the payee, have agreed upon a Marital Dissolution Agreement (MDA) which includes child support, alimony, and/or property settlement note payments, which your ex-spouse will make to you for some number of years, you will be depending upon those funds in order to meet your own needs...

The First Step When Dating Post-Divorce A self-assessment is one of the key steps to prepare yourself for dating post-divorce and to ensure that your next relationship is a healthy one. By  Wendi Schuller   Updated: August 27, 2018 Categories:  Relationships and Dating It may be tempting after signing the divorce papers to jump back into the  dating scene . Many people skip the first crucial step and then start dating the same type of person over again. What is this first step when dating post-divorce? Do a self-assessment. Reasons to Do a Self-Assessment When Dating Post-Divorce A self-assessment clarifies one’s needs, values, strengths and problem points. Be clear who you really are and what you are looking for in a relationship. Find yourself first before finding a  new partner .  Someone who went straight from the parental home or dorm room into marriage may not have a good sense of self, merely being a reflection of their mate. Some people are like a f...

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Chicago Illinois Divorce and Family Law, Mehta Family Law Group of Chicago. The Mehta Law Group is one of Chicago’s premier law firms. Our team of lawyers and staff are here to serve you and to help you build a better future for yourself and your family. We represent individuals, families, and children in every aspect of the legal process from beginning to end. Our attorneys bring with them over 30 years of combined experience, we are professional, and treat every individual with the respect they deserve. We are hardworking and don’t back down, our goals is always to advocate for our clients, to ensure a positive end result... Call Chicago IL Divorce Lawyers Now...... Call Now 312-374-4559  

Facing My Future as An Older, Divorced Worker I've reached a point in my life where all I want is some distance from emotional turmoil and financial want, but as a single, divorced, and childless person who has entered her 60s I am confronted with so many new issues, that at times I am almost paralyzed with fear and indecision. In my 20's I used to sing the Beatles' "When I'm 64" to my young husband:  "Will you still need me?  Will you still feed me?  When I'm 64?" Need me, feed me, indeed. Those words have come to haunt me this past decade, for it is clear that I have become my own nurturer and will be my sole source of support as I enter my golden years. My savings have been eroded by our nation's terrible economic downturn, and the nest egg I had saved has been reduced substantially. I had a serious discussion recently with my geriatric parents about my fears for the future. They are still married and living in an addition built onto my br...

Dealing With Anxiety After Divorce It happened suddenly when I was walking my dog - my heart raced painfully in my chest, I felt faint, and I struggled to breathe. I thought I was having a heart attack.  These were my symptoms: Surge of overwhelming panic Feeling of losing control  Heart palpitations and chest pain Trouble breathing Hyperventilation Trembling and shaking I ran to my doctor, who diagnosed an anxiety attack. He put me on  Lexapro , which I took for 3 months. Friends told me that I appeared lethargic and not myself. Some friends, who had heretofore been put of by my forceful personality, found me "more pleasing." More pleasing? Hell no! I had a reputation for being feisty, thankyouverymuch. As soon as I felt that I could deal with the consequences of the end of my marriage, I weened myself off the drug. Instead, I found other more natural ways to deal with my worries: Forging new friendships Regular Exercise  Pursuing new hobbies Gardening Immersing mys...

The Stress of Divorce No one can predict how they will react to the stress of divorce until it happens to them. I never thought that the time would come when my soul mate would leave me. We had survived over 26 years of marriage, the first six of which we worked during the day and attended school at night. We could not sell our first house and had to carry a mortgage while paying rent and attending school, never knowing we qualified for food stamps. We never felt poor, you see, and regarded our life as a big adventure.  We bought our second house during the early eighties when double digit mortgages were the norm, and did not finish paying back our school loans until well into our forties. I enjoyed only 5 years of financial good times before my husband got restless and left. At 50 I was caught flat footed and completely by surprise. We had weathered so many storms to achieve our dreams. I was sure we were coasting into the third chapter of our lives together, which included plans ...