Sentences with phrase «rather than a married couple»

«We let our clients know that the key to success, financially and emotionally, is learning to operate as a divorced couple rather than a married couple.

Not exact matches

Marriage penalty: The additional tax that some married couples pay because they must file as a couple rather than separately.

Furthermore, as Russell Moore himself has observed, even married couples who identify as «complementarians» are functioning as equal partners rather than forcing a hierarchal pattern onto their relationship that is highly prescriptive regarding gender.

Rather than divorce, couples stay married, remove the romantic / sexual aspect of their relationship, and live in the family home with similar on / off responsibilities.

Most research done on families simply compares married couples to single parents, rather than comparing either one to an extended family.

But the point, Gadoua emphasizes, is that couples can approach and exist within their relationships strategically, rather than joining or avoiding the married ranks based on the marriages they grew up observing.

'' Because there are many more married couples wanting to adopt newborn white babies than there are babies, it may almost be said that they, rather than out of wedlock babies, are a social problem.

Rather than «subject one [member of the couple] to a second - class status,» Rita Colwell, director of the National Science Foundation, who is married to a physicist, suggests that couples consider taking a split position.

Two of our members, the newly married couple Ben and Liv from Yorkshire told us that they felt that it was more important to have common ground on more serious issues rather than surface interests.

When you take the time to go out and meet people, it's nice to know that you'll find desirable and available date prospects (rather than a roomful of married couples).

Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story A film about a married couple rather than by one, Harold Michelson was a production designer for dozens of films, including Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Under prior law, a married couple with $ 20,000 in deductions such as charitable contributions, mortgage interest, and state and local taxes would itemize rather than claim the $ 13,000 standard deduction.

Generally, if you itemize deductions rather than take the standard deduction, the interest is deductible on a home equity line of credit or fixed rate home equity loan of up to $ 100,000, or $ 50,000 for married couples filing separately.

If a married couple has filed a chapter 7 mistakenly believing they have little or no equity in their home only to find out there is $ 90,000 of equity, they may convert to a chapter 13 and pay out the value of that non exempt equity ($ 20,000) over time rather than having the trustee sell the home to satisfy creditor's claims.

As far as married filing separate, it's rare that a couple will owe less tax filing separate rather than jointly.

In this case, the public policy implications of requiring married couples to disclose their thoughts of separation or their involvement in extra-marital relationships before executing a marriage contract are negative rather than positive.

Title to a Home Affects Community Property Rights in Arizona In Arizona, property acquired by a married couple is presumed to be community property rather than a property held as a tenancy in common.

Equally this may be said of the types of cases which reach the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords; hence the domination of «big money» decisions in the ongoing reinterpretation of MCA 1975, s 25 and the rarity of reported cohabitant cases despite increasing numbers of couples choosing to cohabit rather than marry or enter into a civil partnership.

When a married couple from a community property state files separate federal tax returns, they generally must report half of their combined income rather than reporting their own earnings alone.

The Civil Partnership Act currently only allows same sex couples to form a civil partnership and Charles and Rebecca have commenced the legal process because the current legislation prevents them and many thousands of opposite sex couples from the choice of forming a civil partnership rather than marrying.

In Arizona, property acquired by a married couple is presumed to be community property rather than a property held as a tenancy in common.

Young married couples venture out in the world together, planning everything as a couple now rather than as individuals.

If you are a married couple with dependent children, it is always a better idea to opt for a joint life insurance policy rather than an individual plan.

One ingredient that seems to stand out whenever you hear couples that have been married for 40, 50 or 60 years or even longer is that somewhere along the way they learned to accept rather than try to change each other.

As fewer Americans are choosing to wed, a common discussion is why committed couples should marry rather than simply live together.

Mediation to Stay Married (also known as Marital Mediation) is a method of helping couples who are experiencing marital problems and would prefer to stay together rather than get divorced.

Some couples decide on separation rather than divorce; their religious views may bar divorce, for example, or they may wish to keep certain benefits available only to a married couple, such as family health insurance.

Unlike litigation or arbitration, the married couple makes decisions that are in their own best interest, rather than having an attorney or judge decide on their behalf.

I've found that there are significant long - term benefits for couples who take the time to engage in these necessary conversations before they get married, rather than waiting (like MANY do) until they are married.

FAQs About Mediation To Stay Married (10/07/07) Mediation to Stay Married (also known as Marital Mediation) is a method of helping couples who are experiencing marital problems and would prefer to stay together rather than get divorced.

It is quite ironic that many unmarried couples who choose the apparent free - spirit nature of living together rather than getting married, may find out that if they want to protect their legal rights, they often end up with even more paperwork and more issues to sort out rather than less.

The evidence is limited, and mixed, on whether strategies designed to overcome these stressors, for example, by providing job search assistance or by supplementing low earnings, rather than relying solely on teaching marital communication and problem - solving skills would also increase the likelihood that low - income couples would marry or that married couples would stay together.

Since the program focuses on married rather than unmarried couples, the participants are particularly likely to be committed to each other and to the success of the relationship.

This research also suggests that young couples wishing to avoid divorce would be better served by delaying settling down and forming coresidential unions until their mid-20s when they are older and more established in their lives, goals, and careers, whether married or not at the time of coresidence, rather than avoiding premarital cohabitation altogether.

As a newly married couple, it's helpful to learn how to embrace change, resolve conflict peacefully, and be self - reflective, rather than critical of your partner, when you become frustrated.

«The science tells us,» Wilcox explains, «that children are not only more likely to thrive but are also more likely to simply survive when they are raised in an intact home headed by their married parents, rather than in a home headed by a cohabiting couple.»

Becoming a new couple means establishing healthy boundaries around your relationship — while it's also important to maintain your individuality, married couples think differently than their single counterparts because they consider each other (and the relationship) rather than simply making decisions on a whim.

Some therapists can work with married couples every other week, rather than weekly.

By letting go, long - married couples report their happiness and satisfaction increase as they learn to appreciate who they are married to rather than projecting what they wish their spouse was.