How the New Tax Law Affects Alimony

When you get married, the thought of getting divorced might seem unlikely. However, if you wind up in front of the family court judge, the exact date your divorce is finalized might have a significant financial impact under a new tax plan. Annette Nellen, a professor with San Jose State University, teaches tax policy and…

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Divorce Roadblocks

My married friends (as well as myself) complain about how they can’t get their spouses to change certain annoying and undesirable traits, whether it’s a spouse who has to control all the money, or a spouse not being emotionally available, or a spouse that doesn’t do a particularly good job watching the kids, or a…

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Angela Bissada Talks with Dr. Ilene Claudius about Teen Depression

Angela Bissada talks with Dr. Ilene Claudius about tips to pass on to parents in term of recognizing, preventing and dealing with adolescent depression and other issues. Listen to The Beautiful Podcast on Connecting with Depressed Teens here: https://www.hippoed.com/peds/rap/episode/pedsrapmay2018/suicide     Angela Bissada, Psy.D. (818) 489-9820 angela@bissada.net

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The Financial Neutral in a Collaborative / Mediation Divorce

The collaborative financial neutral often hears from clients how they wish we would sort out, develop, and forecast their financial stability, financial strength and financial wealth.  They dissolve and branch into five (5) crucial areas of discussion: The amount of monthly cash flow available to receive from or to pay towards child support and/or spousal…

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Forgiveness

According to the Webster Dictionary FORGIVENESS is: to pardon; to cease to bear resentment against, to cancel (as a debt). “Hanging on to resentment lets someone you have problems with live rent free in your head” (anonymous) For most people it is difficult to forgive someone for something that has been done which has hurt…

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