Relationships end for myriad reasons, and relationship breakdowns play out in a variety of ways. Some partings of the way are mutual – each party in agreement that the relationship has run its course, and that it is time to go in separate directions. Others are more one-sided – one party is the one to…
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WHEN BLUE SKIES TURN TO GREY – SURVIVING DIVORCE IN YOUR RETIREMENT YEARS
For many of us, we work through our careers with one eye on our retirement. What we will do when we finally say goodbye to the working week, and put our feet up. For some, we look forward to travelling the world. For others there are plans to take to caravans and become grey nomads….
WHEN BILLS COME IN, LOVE GOES OUT – DON’T LET YOUR FINANCIAL CUL-DE-SAC BE THE DEATH OF LOVE
In life, we hope for the best, but plan for the worst. We insure against business losses. We have cover for property damage. But we often do little planning for the things which threaten our relationships. If financial pressure is one of the biggest contributors to relationship failure, what can we do to protect, that relationship, our most important asset? In this article I show how a ‘plan’ can shield your relationship from financial pressure, and the steps to take if you are already facing one of life’s financial hurdles.
THE UNIVERSE TAKES AWAY. AND THE UNIVERSE GIVES BACK – THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF A FAMILY LAWYER
As I write this post, it’s not been an easy week. It was one of those weeks when it feels like everything that could go wrong, did go wrong. A lawyer friend once joked with me that being a lawyer is like riding a bike, except that the bike is on fire. My eyebrows were…