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Down to earth answers to common questions people have as they navigate the challenges of divorce, separation, co-parenting, custody, parenting schedules, child support, diving property, spousal support/alimony, property division, pets, dating and new partners after divorce and everything else in between.

Questions from divorce subreddits, Modern divorce support group and questions submitted by listeners.

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Answers to a quesiton from r/Divorce_Women about a wife paying spousal support to her unemployed ex-husband and r/Divorce_Men about avoiding having your divorce papers served

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