Divorce
The Right Insurance Coverage During and After Divorce
One often overlooked area in a divorce is your insurance coverage. Having the right insurance coverage during and after a divorce will protect you and your assets. Let’s break down what you need to know, using insights from one of our Better Divorce podcast episodes, Ensuring Your Assets Are Properly Protected By Your Insurance During…
Read MoreInvestment Strategies to Grow Your Wealth Post-Divorce
As you transition to a new phase of life after your divorce, you need to establish a solid financial strategy to secure your future. In an interview on our podcast, “A Better Divorce” on the topic of Investing After Divorce, our guest, David Edwards, shared invaluable insights on managing and growing your wealth post-divorce. David…
Read MorePositive Psychology in Divorce – Part 4: The “Good Enough” Agreement
When you’re going through a divorce, it is natural to want everything to go your way. But chasing perfection in the outcome often leads to disappointment, higher costs, and emotional strain. Embracing the concept of a “good enough” agreement can make the process smoother and more manageable. Over the course of the 30+ years that…
Read MorePositive Psychology in Divorce – Part 3: Learning to Be Resilient
Divorce can feel like your life has shattered into countless pieces, leaving you unsure of how to move forward. However, it is during these tough times that resilience can become your greatest ally. Learning to be resilient can help you not only survive the divorce but also emerge stronger and more hopeful. Choosing to Thrive…
Read MorePositive Psychology in Divorce – Part 2: Focusing on Your Strengths
Rather than focusing on a person’s weaknesses and trying to “fix” them, Positive Psychology focuses on how a person’s strengths can be used as a buffer against difficulties in life and as a way to create positive well-being. Strengths are the innate ways that we behave, think, and feel. They give us energy and allow…
Read MorePositive Psychology in Divorce – Part 1: Having a Growth Mindset
As we explained in an earlier post, Positive Psychology is the scientific study of well-being, happiness, and what helps people to thrive as opposed to just survive. Because I’m a student of Positive Psychology and a soon-to-be certified coach in this area, I want to delve deeper through this 4-part series into some of the…
Read More5 Key Concepts of Positive Psychology for a Better Divorce Experience
Divorce can be a time for growth and transformation. At Vacca Family Law Group, we are passionate about Collaborative Divorce because it is a constructive approach to divorce, emphasizing mutual respect and open communication. My journey into Positive Psychology has deepened my understanding of how to help clients navigate divorce more positively. Positive Psychology, the…
Read MoreThe Family Pet: Sharing Custody After Your Divorce
You are getting a divorce, and you know you need to deal with the division of assets, liabilities, and spousal support. If you have children, the issues of a parenting plan and child support will certainly be discussed. But what about the family pet? Pets are often integral members of the family, and determining where…
Read MoreHow Collaborative Divorce Helps to Prioritize Your Children’s Well-Being
If one of your priorities in your divorce is to ensure the well-being of your children, you need to consider the Collaborative Divorce process. Collaborative Divorce offers a more amicable, respectful, and child-focused alternative to traditional adversarial divorce and more support than Mediation can provide. What is Collaborative Divorce? The Collaborative Divorce process involves you…
Read MoreHow To Talk To Your Children About Your Divorce
If you have children and are planning to divorce, it is important to carefully think about how you will talk to them about the decisions you and your spouse have made and the changes that will lie ahead. Children are highly perceptive, and even if you think they are unaware of the changes, they can…
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