Divorce can create a stressful situation for couples, especially when it comes to making long-term financial decisions. Often one spouse decides to refinance the mortgage in his or her name alone. The financial implications can be many; therefore, you need to be realistic about all the expenses involved. Before deciding to buy out your spouse’s share and refinance the home in your name, there are a number of factors, which you need to consider first.

Being a single parent is not easy, and it does not matter whether the custodial parent is a single mother or a single father. Unfortunately, it seems as if society has long denied the single mother some basic human rights. Society is not always fair, and it does not always treat individuals equally, therefore, it is time to set the record straight about single motherhood.