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Most couples marry with the expectation that their marriage will last forever. Unfortunately, that doesn't always happen. While divorce is nothing new, discussions that occur as part of the divorce negotiations are unique to each case. There are some common issues...
Parental and custodial rights may seem like a "given" for most parents. Moms and dads may think that there's nothing they could do that would cause them to be involuntarily separated from their children. That's not the case, though. Protection orders in domestic...
Prenuptial agreements are like trusts are to estate plans. Almost everyone could benefit from them, but most people associate these specialized documents with the very wealthy rather than the average person. There are numerous situations in which a middle-class...
No one gets married thinking they will eventually get divorced. However, unpredictable actions like abuse or infidelity might break the marriage at some point. If you divorce, you will need to divide all the marital property between you and your partner, even if they...
Going through a divorce isn’t usually a pleasant time for most people. Many are able to work with their spouse to come up with a separation agreement, custody schedule and other agreements so that they can move on and divorce amicably. Others are unable to do so and...
Believe it or not, the odds are high that your spouse has already at least thought about getting a divorce. They may not have talked to you about it. They may not have taken any steps toward ending the marriage. But they have thought about it. It’s just a statistical...
A parent or other family member left you a sizable inheritance when they passed away. They left it only to you, so that means that your spouse has no claim to it as you divide up property and other assets, right? Not necessarily. It depends on what you did with that...
When you divorce with children, one of the things you need to put together is a parenting plan. This parenting agreement is there to spell out all the details about how you and your ex-spouse will coparent together. With child custody issues, it’s easy to end up...
After years of fighting, you were glad to get divorced. You still aren’t totally free of your ex-spouse, however, because you have minor children together. Nearly every day, it seems like you’re dealing with a barrage of phone calls and texts from your ex about the...
Some couples may not be able to handle disputes in a healthy way. One partner may use threats or physical force to get their way against the other partner. This is domestic violence, or violence carried out against an intimate partner. The person who wants to request...
