Do you ever survive the effects of divorce? If you have experienced divorce, or knew someone that has, this is a question you will ask yourself. Ron and Lilly were married for fifteen years and during the course of their marriage had three children ages 8, 10 and 12. Ron worked as a private attorney in a solo practice and Lilly worked in the home as a homemaker. Although Lilly worked in the home, she had a Bachelors degree in early childhood development. She had always wanted to work outside of the home, but she and Ron felt that it was more important to care for the children full time. When her husband announced that he was leaving, she wasn't surprised that he didn't care for her the same way he did when they first met, but she never dreamed he would leave her and the children.
Ron packed his things the next day while the children were in school. The children were not informed their parents were separating and one day would divorce. Lilly was left alone to deal with the emotional upheaval this would cause the children. When the children returned from school, they sensed immediately something was wrong. They knew their parent's were not getting along and that their father was spending less time at home, however they never thought this would happen. When their mother told them that their father would not be living at home and that nothing else in their life would change, the children looked with disbelief. The children started to cry, and Lilly as best as she could, tried to console them. The lives of this family would never be the same.
Ron never discussed with Lilly how the finances would be handled, or how much money she would need for her and the children to live on. Because Lilly never worked outside of the home, Ron was now having to manage two homes on one income. The children attended private school and were in several after school programs that were very costly. The money Ron gave Lilly and the childre...