| I know what you are going through. I have been | | | | especially for stay-at home parents. This reality is |
| through divorce and have been consulting with Alberta | | | | sometimes unfathomable and often gut wrenching. |
| divorce and Calgary divorce clients for many years; I | | | | Often people can't comprehend what this means until it |
| know I can help you. I've come up with the 5 things | | | | comes time to make these types of plans. |
| that you must consider and that will help you in making | | | | The fourth thing you must know is that you will likely |
| your divorce decision. | | | | not see your children every Christmas. At the most |
| The first thing you must consider is that you may have | | | | important time of year, during holidays, especially if |
| to sell your home. Will you qualify for a mortgage? | | | | your family lives out-of-town, you will be separated |
| You must crunch the numbers to determine if the | | | | from your children for many holidays. |
| home you may be attached to or that you don't want | | | | The last thing you should know before you start your |
| to uproot your children from can be managed | | | | divorce is that if you are approaching retirement age, it |
| financially. | | | | is very likely that you may have to put off those plans, |
| The second thing you must know before you start | | | | as retirement may no longer be affordable. If you have |
| your divorce is that if you are the non-working spouse, | | | | worked for 25 or 30 years, it may be overwhelming to |
| then you may very likely have to return to the | | | | realize that you cannot retire when you had always |
| workforce to ensure you have enough income to | | | | planned to. |
| maintain a somewhat similar lifestyle for you and your | | | | You must consider these 5 things before you proceed |
| children. | | | | with divorce; your decision to divorce should be a |
| Thirdly, you must realize that it may be very likely that | | | | well-informed one as the choice to divorce and the |
| you will not see your children every single day, | | | | resulting settlement is most often permanent. |