Divorce

When you plan to file for divorce, you likely anticipate a strong emotional response from your spouse. People often become very angry upon learning about the upcoming end of a marriage and may lash out verbally in an attempt to hurt their spouse or manipulate them...

Divorce is a challenging time for most people. Accordingly, it can be hard to determine the best decisions with all the emotions you may be experiencing. Nonetheless, you should be careful – what you do during your divorce may determine its direction and consequences....

Divorce can be difficult, and it's natural to want to reach out for emotional support. And for many people, social media is where they talk about their personal problems.  But discussing your divorce on social media can come with serious consequences that could hurt...

The moment that you decide to pursue a divorce in earnest, life gets pretty busy. There are numerous immediate and long-term issues that have to be handled and decisions need to be made about everything from the cars to the kids. It’s also easy to overlook a few...

When there are a lot of assets on the line, you may worry that your spouse is going to try to hide some of those assets. They could do this by transferring them into a friend’s name, for example, and then transferring them back after the divorce. Some people also do...

Divorce, no matter the circumstances, can be a very painful and emotional undertaking. It is not uncommon to be anxious about what will happen to the assets you have accumulated while in marriage. And if you share children, it is absolutely natural to wonder what...

When you decide to divorce, you eventually need to tell your children about what is happening. They deserve to know what is happening based on what is appropriate for their age.  It is necessary to discuss this carefully so your children do not feel too stressed or...

You and your spouse are committed to an amicable divorce. You’ve managed to reach the point where you accept that you’re simply better off as friends and co-parents than as a couple – and you want to make your divorce as simple (and inexpensive) as possible. You’ve...

Divorce can be particularly stressful for everyone even under the best of circumstances.  Choosing mediation over litigation can help ensure that your marriage is dissolved without much drama. Plus, compared to litigation, mediation is also cost-effective and private....

When your first marriage ended in divorce, you blamed yourself. Not that you did anything to cause the divorce, necessarily, but you realize that you made a mistake getting married in the first place. Maybe the two of you were just young and you didn’t know each other...