It sounds mercenary, but your property settlement, in which you deal with the financial consequences of separation or divorce, is really just a commercial transaction. An important and life-changing financial ‘deal’, but a transaction nevertheless. To examine whether that transaction has been favourable for you, the cost of its completion must be measured against…
Month: August 2016
THE HIDDEN COSTS OF DIVORCE
Outcomes achieved after separation and divorce are often measured by their ‘cost’ – after those costs have been paid, can the outcome be considered a success? The cost which immediately comes to mind when assessing a settlement outcome is legal fees – the professional fees you pay to your lawyers, and the experts used…
MANAGING TOXIC COMMUNICATION – 5 steps before you press ‘send’
In last week’s blog (‘Honey catches more flies than vinegar – 5 tips to change toxic communication’) I wrote about changing the way we interact with our former partners and co-parents, so as to remove toxic communication from daily life. I had some really interesting questions emailed through to me. Feedback was largely that…