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When considering entering marriage a second or subsequent time, you may view the union more pragmatically than you did the first. Finances, children and a business can all affect how you approach your upcoming nuptials. A premarital agreement might help mitigate your...
Different families have different needs, and this holds true even if you as parents decide to get a divorce. Perhaps cooperative parenting is the end goal you want to work toward, but as things are, you do not think it is possible. You can take a look at parallel...
Rather than navigate your divorce in court, you and your current spouse instead want to work with a neutral third party. How do you make the most of mediation? American Bar Association offers tips for succeeding at mediation. Learn how to maximize the alternate...
Often, reconfiguring your life after a divorce is the most difficult part of the process. Particularly if you are in a joint custody situation with your ex-spouse (now co-parent), you will need to rebuild your life with this at the forefront of your mind. Figuring out...
While talking about the possibility of divorce does not excite most couples, the conversation sheds light on the difficulties of ending a marriage without a prenuptial agreement. Couples engaged to wed should know how to approach the topic and conversation with grace....
Divorce is often a traumatizing and difficult process for children. They generally have no choice in the matter and little if any control. The breaking of your marriage is a sudden tide they are unable to resist, carrying them away in an eddy of scary changes. As a...
When you decide to go through with a divorce, that is just step one if you are a parent. You must then figure out how you want to break the news to your child. After all, they will need to know eventually, and it is better to tell them sooner rather than later. But...
Many scenarios exist where grandparents wish to have a relationship with a grandchild but are unable to do so. These situations sometimes involve the death of a parent, the relocation of a separated family or even the incarceration of a parent. A closer look at...
After you and your spouse decide to divorce, you will need to work out issues relating to property division, spousal support and child custody. When you mediate your divorce, you and your spouse work with a neutral third party to come to an agreement. Many couples in...
If you have kids, child support is an especially important aspect of the divorce process to review. Falling behind on payments you have to make can result in harsh repercussions, such as garnishment of your wages or tax refund, arrest, the inability to obtain a...