Tag Archives: Women and Divorce

Whose Name Is It, Anyway?

Two weeks ago, I posted the blog Should a Woman Change her Last Name when She Divorces? An interesting response from Attorney Chip Mues followed. He sent me his blog from a few years ago, which addresses the question “Can a man make a woman give up HIS name when they divorce?” Actually, this is [...]

Should a Woman Change her Last Name when She Divorces?

       Recently an article appeared in Huffington Post exploring how women feel about changing their name when they married. According to knot.com who conducted a survey of 19,000 women who married last year, 86% of those surveyed took their husbands’ name. It got me thinking…what percentage of women keep their husband’s name after divorce and why? [...]

Your Wedding Album: After Divorce

   After a day jam-packed with activities, responsibilities and obligations many of us look forward to finally having a moment to sit down, kick back and relax. Some evening you might find yourself at odds; you flip on the TV only to find nothing grabs you, your e-mail box is empty and after a few [...]

An Unmarried Woman: A Contemporary Review of a Thirty-Two Year Old Classic

Along with a myriad of self- help books, psychotherapists have long utilized movies to facilitate the process of self growth. Recently a group of women began discussing movies related to women’s issues.* When An Unmarried Woman was mentioned it hit a nerve in me. I wondered if the story would “hold up” 32 years later. [...]