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How to Start the Divorce Process

Deciding that you want to leave your marriage is a serious decision, and once you’ve decided to do it, you want things to go as quickly and as painlessly as possible. While the exact process varies slightly from state to state, it’s relatively easy to start the divorce process–the difficult part comes later, when you have to split up your assets. Still, you need to follow the legal process to the letter for the divorce to be official.

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How to Tell Him You Want a Divorce

Deciding you want a divorce can be painful, regardless of how much arguing or unhappiness has brought you to the decision. When you realize that for you the marriage is over, it is time to tell him, but even though you don’t want to be married to him any more doesn’t mean you want to hurt him. It will still be painful, but you can break the news to your spouse that the time has come to say goodbye.

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An Open Letter To Donald Sterling From A Multiracial Mom

Mr. Sterling,I have four children that are all sports fans. My oldest daughter is a Los Angeles Lakers fan. My other three are Los Angeles Clippers fans. We are a house divided by the sports teams we love and follow.But this week, we were united in sadness. While watching television, the kids and I heard the racially charged audiotapes that your multiracial girlfriend, V.Stiviano, made of you rambling on about black people …

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When My Child With Autism Was Diagnosed With Cancer

This week I want to share a guest post from Jess Block Nerren. Her son has autism and was recently diagnosed with cancer. Here is her heartfelt story:Autism and pediatric cancer. Autism and Hodgkins Lymphoma. No matter how you say those two together, it sounds tough.My son Royce, 8, with autism was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma about 60 days ago, on March 3, 2014.We went to the hospital for back …