Family Forum / Marriage / Divorce / September 2005

Out of every ng I've ever subscribed to, this is the LAST place I wanna be.
After the last few weeks of major hints dropped that he was thinking of
"charting his own course", I finally decided that I couldn't walk on the
broken glass anymore.  So, I confronted him.  Well, it's a ...

Hi, my divorce was finalised on January of this year. The divorce
itself was amicable and i became the primary carer of our 5 year old
daughter.
Rather than have any sort of custody battle with my ex-husband we

I have worked with a Psychologist named Scott Terhune as a parenting
consultant.
Big Time Warning!  If your attorney suggests you work with this man,
GET RID OF YOUR ATTORNEY!  He is very tied into the who Divorce

When browsing through online personal ads, ALOT of women say that they
want a man who is "spontaneous".
What the heck does that mean?
Here are some thoughts:

I was about to give this online dating thing up until I got that email
last week.  After a few sessions of telephone tag, we had a nice
conversation today.  I've reached the point (unusual for me) of wanting
to meet this woman.  Scary.

Hello. i have a boy 6 and 2 girls 7 and 3.  My wife's lawyer says I need to
have a 3 br apt to keep kids seperate in shared parenting.  I cant afford a
3 br.  My wife knows this and doesnt care if boy sleeps in his bed in my
room with dad.  Does the court check or request ...

      For personal and unfortunate reasons,  I will be away from my computer
(and newsreader) for awhile but will try to figure out how to post from google
if something moves me enough to respond.  :-)
       Also will be checking my email so please do share any wit and wisdom

So, what is everyone's opinion about asking someone out from your workplace?
Risky, but it's done every day.
To make it worse, I'm the HR Manager.  He does work in another building, and
I only see him once a week.  But, I've been attracted to him for 4 years

Well, as most of you know already, as far as Houston was concerned,
Rita spared us big time. I am back home (came back yesterday midday)
and I and all my family are ok and had little/no issues. In The
Woodlands, we had blustery winds Friday night into Saturday and about

Anybody who is forced to support another able bodied person against
their will is a victim of Slavery - they just use a different name of
Alimony.  This is clearly unconstitutional.  Please check out and sign
up (if you are a victim) at:

Anybody know of a good divorce lawyer in NJ.  It could have been or is
your lawyer or perhaps the lawyer for your spouse.  I'm looking for one
that not only looked out for your well being in the results, but also
understands that coming agreements early is better for all parties.

  Hi Again,
    I'm trying to line up a divorce attorney.  So far I've only spoken
  with one, and my therapist (first time I've ever been to one was
  today) about the counsequences (child custody, financial) of

Has anyone here heard of one spouse filing criminal charges against
another because of neglect of the residence?
It is major!! Things of mine are broken. Holes in the walls. Kitchen
cabinets broken. Yesterday I went over there and there are 16 piles of

I need to vent part of my story that is very painful:
I spent the last 2 years completely finishing the basement of our
dreamhouse.  I did everything myself including learn to sweat pipe, run
CAT5, electrical, etc.  I put in lots of sound insulation and a smooth

Background:  My ex and I wore my parents rings as our own
for 18 years.  For the last five, they've been in a jewelry box
that I inherited from my mother, and I had not given them a 2d
thought.  Tonight, my brother e-mails me and says that his wife