Divorced? You May Be Able To Tap Your Ex-Spouse's Social Security Benefit

You may not have spoken to your ex-spouse in a decade (and have no interest in doing so!) but, even 10 years or more after your divorce, y...

When It's Time to Stop Being Nice to Your Ex

" We've been divorced over a year and my ex still won't make eye contact at little league. He communicates via two-sentence ema...

Five Ways Dads Can Make the Most of Their Dadhood

Many divorced and remarried dads have deep insecurities about their new parenting roles, as if a dad's relevance is directly proportio...

Speak Kindly of Me

I thought by now, five years come and gone without you, that I had said my goodbye already; long ago and with only a lingering thought tha...

A Letter to Jennifer Garner

Dear Jen, The buzz is atwitter with news of your possibly impending divorce. Come on, if Ben and Jen can't make it past the ten-year...

How Being a Stepmom Prepared Me for Co-Parenting After My Divorce

Before I was divorced, before I became a mother biologically, I was a stepmom. This was not an easy role to tackle. As a stepparent, I fel...