One of the plus sides of getting a divorce is knowing you’ll be free to be yourself again. This may wash over you with a wave of relief, especially when leaving an abusive relationship. You may not realize, however, that abusive relationships tend to have lasting psychological effects. You may be thinking, “How might I be affected by an abusive
You work in an office space, so you only have a few brief interactions with colleagues each day. Like so many today, much of your conversations are carried out online via email or other messaging apps. Generally, work-related conversations are professional and to the point. However, lately, you’ve started to receive messages from a co-worker that make you feel uncomfortable.
If someone tells you that they’ve been facing sexual harassment at work, it’s natural for you to assume that this treatment is based on some sort of perceived romantic relationship from the other person. They may not want an actual relationship, of course, but they’re attracted to their co-worker. It could be a supervisor who wants to start a physical
Oftentimes, when we hear about sexual harassment, we envision an older male supervisor inappropriately touching, propositioning or making lewd comments about a female colleague. While it’s true that each of those scenarios constitutes sexual harassment, it by no means encompasses all of the possible offenses. In fact, harassment doesn’t even need to occur between members of the opposite sex to
Parents who divorce when their children are in their teens sometimes think it will be easier on them than if they were still young children. They likely have friends with divorced parents. They’re old enough to understand the reasons why marriages break up. It’s crucial, however, not to underestimate the impact of your divorce on them. In addition to it
Getting a satisfactory financial outcome in a divorce is about much more than pitting your wants and needs against your spouse’s. If you are a parent, there are specific tax-related issues you need to consider. Understanding them can benefit you and your children rather than the IRS. How you split payments between child support and alimony matters The person paying child support
When you’re doing your estate planning or business succession planning and trying to figure out what happens to the family business, you may want to leave the business to your children. If you have multiple children, your plan may be to split it up and give an equal portion to each one of them. Three children would split that business
Unfortunately, business succession is not a top concern for many business owners in Northeastern America. Owning a business is like raising a child—you never expect that your work will one day come to an end. Most people cannot work forever, even when that is their wish. Sooner or later, you must consider having someone take the reins when you decide
As the owner of a small business or franchise, you likely invested in multiple kinds of insurance before you ever began operating the company. You may have a general liability policy, a premises liability policy and a business interruption insurance policy. When something predictable happens, you can then turn to that insurance to protect the company itself and the investment
If you’ve received a substantial inheritance from your parents, you may be worried that you’re going to lose some of that money if you ever get divorced. You certainly know that your parents did not want it to go to your ex, but wanted it to stay with you, so how do you ensure that that happens? The good news
One of the plus sides of getting a divorce is knowing you’ll be free to be yourself again. This may wash over you with a wave of relief, especially when leaving an abusive relationship. You may not realize, however, that abusive relationships tend to have lasting psychological effects. You may be thinking, “How might I be affected by an abusive
You work in an office space, so you only have a few brief interactions with colleagues each day. Like so many today, much of your conversations are carried out online via email or other messaging apps. Generally, work-related conversations are professional and to the point. However, lately, you’ve started to receive messages from a co-worker that make you feel uncomfortable.
If someone tells you that they’ve been facing sexual harassment at work, it’s natural for you to assume that this treatment is based on some sort of perceived romantic relationship from the other person. They may not want an actual relationship, of course, but they’re attracted to their co-worker. It could be a supervisor who wants to start a physical
Oftentimes, when we hear about sexual harassment, we envision an older male supervisor inappropriately touching, propositioning or making lewd comments about a female colleague. While it’s true that each of those scenarios constitutes sexual harassment, it by no means encompasses all of the possible offenses. In fact, harassment doesn’t even need to occur between members of the opposite sex to
Parents who divorce when their children are in their teens sometimes think it will be easier on them than if they were still young children. They likely have friends with divorced parents. They’re old enough to understand the reasons why marriages break up. It’s crucial, however, not to underestimate the impact of your divorce on them. In addition to it
Getting a satisfactory financial outcome in a divorce is about much more than pitting your wants and needs against your spouse’s. If you are a parent, there are specific tax-related issues you need to consider. Understanding them can benefit you and your children rather than the IRS. How you split payments between child support and alimony matters The person paying child support
When you’re doing your estate planning or business succession planning and trying to figure out what happens to the family business, you may want to leave the business to your children. If you have multiple children, your plan may be to split it up and give an equal portion to each one of them. Three children would split that business
Unfortunately, business succession is not a top concern for many business owners in Northeastern America. Owning a business is like raising a child—you never expect that your work will one day come to an end. Most people cannot work forever, even when that is their wish. Sooner or later, you must consider having someone take the reins when you decide
As the owner of a small business or franchise, you likely invested in multiple kinds of insurance before you ever began operating the company. You may have a general liability policy, a premises liability policy and a business interruption insurance policy. When something predictable happens, you can then turn to that insurance to protect the company itself and the investment
If you’ve received a substantial inheritance from your parents, you may be worried that you’re going to lose some of that money if you ever get divorced. You certainly know that your parents did not want it to go to your ex, but wanted it to stay with you, so how do you ensure that that happens? The good news
