Posted on 02/19/2010 9:21:19 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo
A couple recently stopped by divorce attorney Ron Ousky's office with lousy news. The husband's income was just slashed by $100,000 and the couple needed an unbiased financial planner to figure out if they could still afford to split.
They delayed their divorce by several months to rework finances and whip up a new settlement based on lower income.
You've heard of love in springtime. This is divorce in recession.
Layoffs, wage cuts, foreclosures and other financial setbacks are forcing many couples into reworked settlements, creative separations and postponements, divorce experts say. Enrollment in self-help classes for divorce is also rising.
"There are a lot more complex situations that we have to deal with because of the recession," said Amy Wolff, owner of AJW Financial Inc., which advises divorcing couples. "I have seen many more husbands and wives where one of them is laid off. It's certainly more difficult to divorce when they [suddenly] have one wage."
(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...
This whole article just reeks. Divorce is not a given, ever.
mrs
I, (name), take you, (name), for my lawful (husband/wife), to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part.
Thanks to the recession, some people might stay together, try to resolve their differences, and make their marriages work. Well, at least that’s one good thing Obama has done.
It’s a tough world. Human beings gotta team up to survive.
I agree.
After awhile, you realize that you weren't making a promise but rather setting a goal ...
Walter
[Jeff Dunham]
And, if one digs a little bit deeper, it will be revealed that the current administration is not the problem...
Because, after all...
“It’s GWB’s fault”
;-0
In other words, the wedding vows are meaningless if you keep your fingers crossed during the wedding ceremony.
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