Are you like a lot of people in the world trying to sell your house in a depressed market? Is it possible your house is not even worth what you paid for it anymore? This picture seems bad enough but add to it the fact that you are a married couple wanting to divorce and you have a real dilemma.
In the past a couple that wanted to divorce sold the house sorted the kids and moved on from each other.
Not so today as the recession has shown.
Couples are continuing to live together while they are trying to sell their home.
The lucky ones still have jobs but there are some who lost their only source of income as well.
So began a practical solution, which was to keep the family unit together while the joint assets were sold and divided.
This is not a new an idea though as our parents and grandparents continued to stay together long after the love had gone.
Getting a quick divorce in those days was almost a sin.
Now as fifty percent of marriages end in divorce it is no wonder a variety of ideas are being used to get through Some couples that have no problem being roommates do it as a gentle transition for their children so they will not hopefully suffer the side effects that divorce can bring.
There is no doubt children suffer through a divorce and can be the victims of their parents break up.
Psychological and health problems may incur.
Necessity is the name of the game as some couples on fixed or no income struggle with an expensive divorce bill.
They continue to be married until such a time as they can change their circumstances.
Until then they are legally bound together.
Couples that have been living this way can often see no end in sight so they have an ongoing arrangement living as friends and raising their kids.
They are pooling all their resources in order to keep their children fed and clothed.
There has been a lot of debate on this subject as to the effect on all involved but what choices do some of these couples have.
It is a lesson in co existence and how even married couples that have obviously fallen out can get on with the job of personal and financial survival.
For all those people who stand back and criticize perhaps a day walking in these couples shoes could present some insight.
These divorcing couples are in a hell of a situation and trying to make the best of it.