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Filing For Divorce: What You Need to Know

  1. Filing For Divorce: What You Need to Know Divorced Girl Smiling/Jackie Pilossoph 30:16

This episode is all about filing for divorce. What does it actually mean when you file? Are there benefits to filing first? Should you tell your spouse you are planning to file? Colleen Breems, divorce attorney and partner at Beermann is my guest in this episode and she answers these questions and so many others you might have. Read the article she wrote on this subject here: https://www.divorcedgirlsmiling.com/filing-for-divorce-what-women-need-to-know-beforehand/

Jackie Pilossoph Jackie Pilossoph, Founder, Divorced Girl Smiling

Jackie Pilossoph, former Chicago Tribune Syndicated Columnist (LOVE ESSENTIALLY) is the Founder of DIVORCED GIRL SMILING, the company that offers people facing divorce a list of trusted, vetted divorce professionals, podcast, articles, and a FREE consult. Divorced Girl Smiling (DGS) has become a well known brand and community. Pilossoph, who holds a Masters degree in Broadcast Journalism, is a former television news reporter and features reporter for the Chicago Tribune. Her syndicated weekly column, LOVE ESSENTIALLY, was published in The Pioneer Press, The Chicago Tribune, and all Tribune Publishing editions, as well as Better magazine. Pilossoph was also a Huffington Post divorce blogger. Pilossoph is proud to share that her newest book, "Who Let the Dogs Out: An Empowering, Funny and Inspiring Guide to Dating After Divorce" is now available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.