Whether you are mid-way through the divorce process or have only recently come to the decision to separate - Valentine’s Day was likely a difficult mark on your calendar. Regardless of whether or not you often celebrated the Hallmark-Movie of...
Divorce With Dignity Blog: Navigating the Journey with Grace
How to prepare for divorce?
In preparing for a divorce, we recommend the following steps – Get your paperwork together. Don’t worry if you can’t gather everything right away; just get what you can to help you with step 2. Start with finding your latest tax statement, and...
How much does a divorce cost?
The true cost of divorce is emotional stress as well as financial devastation. Divorce attorney fees can add up quickly, many divorces cost $20,000 or more. Divorce With Dignity helps you avoid stress and financial burden of divorce by providing a...
The 5 Biggest Mistakes People Make When Considering a Divorce
As a Divorce With Dignity divorce support professional, I have conferred with many people considering divorce, and have noticed some common mistakes. Here are the top five mistakes, and ways to avoid them to the benefit of all involved. Failing to...
How Can I Be Grateful If I’m Going Through a Divorce?
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, you may not be feeling in the mood for your usual festivities; after all, if you and your spouse have realized that you are headed for divorce, you may feel as though you don’t have much reason to...
Are You Happily Married?
A happy marriage may mean different things to different couples, but once fractures begin to appear in a relationship, the need for separation becomes clear. This is due to the simple fact that healthy relationships require certain qualities or...
Children of Divorce Returning To School
Even though you’ve chosen to take the amicable divorce route, the emotional process can still be difficult for those involved to handle. As adults, we are naturally better equipped to deal with our emotions than our children, who may have...
Choosing Independence Over An Unhappy Dependent Marriage
Even when you are in an unhappy marriage, deciding to divorce is never easy. It is all the more difficult when you feel emotionally or financially dependent on your spouse. Fear of being unable to take care of yourself without the help of your...
How To Talk To Your Children About Your Upcoming Divorce
As a parent, your natural instincts will encourage you to protect your child in all areas of their life. For example, whenever you cross the road, you’ll find yourself reaching for their hand to guide them across safely. These instincts will also...
Divorce is a Declaration of Independence with Only Two Signers
This weekend, many U.S. Americans will be celebrating the 245th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. We’ll be surrounded by neighbors, friends, family, nervous pets, and possibly fireworks. On the day, we’ll spend some...
Cindy Elwell
Founder, Divorce With Dignity
I believe that we are much better off making our own decisions about our private lives, instead of leaving it in the hands of the legal system.