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In his book, Ten Powerful Phrases for Positive People, businessman, Rich DeVos, focuses on key phrases that he has found to help overcome differences, build relationships, and make us feel positive aboutourselves and others. Everyone can benefit from this book and learning just how powerful the ten phrases can be when implemented in your life. As the holidays approach, we
Get organized, get the kids to bed · and get everyone to breakfast
ITS BACK-TO-SCHOOL TlME – the perfect time to set up healthier school-day routines at home. Consider these your “new school year resolutions” for minimizing stress and maximizing weIl·being. Here are seven strategies:
Organize the night before. A mad morning rush gives everyones day a stressful start. Skip the drama
As your children and grandchildren head back to school this fall, it might not be a
bad time to caution them on the use of social networking sites, especially teenagers and
college age children.
Caution your children to set up appropriate privacy settings on their accounts.
There are many reasons why you want to ensure your children do not have public accounts
or accounts that
In an Internal Revenue Service Memorandum released June 19, 2009, the Office of Chief Counsel responded to a request for advice on the documentation that a noncustodial parent must provide to the IRS to claim an exemption for a child under §152(e) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Under this Code Section, a noncustodial parent can claim an exemption for a child
As more of us spend more time online, the question becomes what happens to our online lives after we die? Many of us bank online, email from various accounts, play games online, sell and bid on eBay and PayPal, and make postings on social sites. What happens to all of our “online stuff” when we are gone?
Most free email providers
Tell Someone Who Cares
If you are in the middle of a divorce because your spouse was unfaithful to you or you were unfaithful to your spouse, who can you talk to and confide your secrets? Family members and friends often get tired of your concerns and complaints. We will listen of course. But, a recent article in Oprah’s “O” magazine
If you are all stressed out about the economy, yourjob, your house, your pending divorce – or pick your favorite stressor, here are some helpful hints:
Ask yourself if this issue will really matter 5 years from now.
Take deep breaths, inhale and exhale and imagine you are squeezing the tension out when you exhale.
Put your feet up and relax in a quiet
A postnuptial agreement is the same as a prenuptial agreement, except that it is entered into after marriage. It is a contract that alters the laws that would otherwise apply to the marriage relationship. The contract sets forth each party‘s interest in his or her own property. The agreement must be fair, supported by consideration, and not made in contemplation
When dealing with a special needs child or any person receiving government benefits such as SSI and Medicaid, there are additional considerations to keep in mind. For the individual receiving government benefits, the receipt of an inheritance or settlement award would disqualify him or her based on the asset test used to determine eligibility for government benefits.
An effectively designed supplemental
As we start a new year, a difficult one to be sure from an economic
standpoint, we have re—evaluated our role as your advocates. At this time of
financial insecurity we are all wary of losing ourjobs, our homes, our retirement
funds, and our ability to provide for ourselves and our children.
Many of you have considered how you will live apart if divorced