As you file your divorce, you will have two options. You can petition the court to grant you a divorce on a fault basis. In this case, you would need to prove that your spouse had behaved in a manner that led to the breakdown of your marriage. Possible wrongdoings include adultery, physical & emotional … Read More
One of the most common questions that attorneys get asked by the people who want to end their marriage is: “How long does an uncontested divorce take?” Uncontested Divorce When the two parties involved can agree on core issues that make up the terms of the divorce judgment, the process is called an uncontested divorce. … Read More
Divorce can be a costly matter, especially where the parties involved cannot reach an agreement. Even when they can, however, the average cost of a divorce starts at around $10,000 for each party. This is no small sum and it is not just the attorney’s fees to take into account when filing. Before embarking on … Read More
Anticipating a divorce can be tasking on your emotions. Most people associate divorces with malice, and this can make the waiting period hard on you. However, if you and your spouse want to avoid bad blood, you have another option- uncontested divorce. Not only is it cheaper, but it also takes less time. Plus, it … Read More
It is not unusual for spouses going through a divorce or are divorced to want to end financial support or ties with their former spouse. However, there are circumstances a spouse may be compelled to pay alimony (also called spousal maintenance). Alimony is a compulsory payment or support to be paid by one spouse to … Read More
In the past, couples with significant differences in their incomes would be subject to spousal support agreements during their divorces. Spousal support, often referred to as alimony, was a way to help the lower-income spouse get by even after the divorce. However, times have changed, and to get spousal support, the payee (lower-income spouse) must … Read More
In strict legal terms, a divorce effectively dissolves a marriage. However, there may be obligations that outlast a marriage separation or divorce. These obligations can be given in the form of spousal support, also known as alimony, from a more financially capable spouse to help the other partner achieve stability in his or her post-marital … Read More
Marriage equality still has a long way to go, and same-sex couples often bear the brunt of this. In the past, only a few states allowed same-sex couples to wed. Most same-sex couples would head to states where marriage was permitted and have their weddings there. Destination weddings were common as they granted couples what they could … Read More
It’s easy for spouses to clash when it comes to who gets what out of the divorce. These disagreements surround not only child custody and visitation rights but also property division. Giving up your rights to assets is a hard pill to swallow, and often, spouses cannot agree on the best way forward. If you … Read More
It might surprise you that divorces are much more complicated than you may think. Right now, your focus may be on how hard it will be to lose your spouse or how your children will adapt to the new normal. However, a divorce encompasses more than the emotional aspects and digs into legal and financial … Read More
When Child Support Is Necessary Child support is a concern that has to be dealt with whenever a marriage that produced children is about to end in a divorce. Ex-partners will be sharing parental responsibility, which includes the responsibility to provide for their offspring financially. Regardless of parental rights (custody or not), a parent is … Read More
It is common for military personnel to have custody of children from their previous marriages or relationships. Deployments and other issues might get in the way of peaceful cohabitation for divorced parents and children. Therefore, serving in the military can disrupt the fulfillment of child custody arrangements. Parenting Plans and Family Care Plans Before getting … Read More
Despite the fact that military divorces are just as tricky as civilian ones, there are few additional laws that regulate their divorce. Most of the service member-specific laws are concerned with spousal support, service of process, residency rules, and dividing up the pensions. We’ve summarized the rules that govern the process of military personnel’s divorce. … Read More
Are you initiating a divorce or think that your spouse wants to initiate one? Here is what you can expect from the process. Filing the Divorce Petition For the court to allow any divorce proceedings, you or your spouse must petition the court for a divorce. A petition is a legal document filed with the … Read More
Spouses who are about to go through a divorce often ask if there are rewards or consequences for not initiating the divorce claim. The truth is – there could be rewards or harsher consequences for filing first or for being docile. Why You Should Consider Filing First What are the different benefits a moving spouse … Read More
Key Takeaway: Mediation is a shorter route to the conclusion of a divorce when parties are willing to work together and the issues to be resolved are less complex. A mediation case should take an average of two months, split into 2 – 4 sessions (2 – 8 hours each). However, complications like division of assets, … Read More
Issues in divorce can be resolved through mediation as an alternative to court trials. Divorce mediation offers privacy, flexibility, and speed over the traditional court. But this also means that you have to hire a private mediator to facilitate the sessions. The costs for hiring a mediator range from $100 and $300 per hour but … Read More
Most couples in a divorce are often estranged and find themselves at opposing sides when making sensitive decisions such as child custody and the splitting of assets. In such an instance, couples can engage in an effective way to communicate and reach an agreement on issues through divorce mediation. A divorce mediation agreement aims to … Read More
Filing for a divorce is not as simple as walking to the courthouse and declaring that you no longer wish to be married to your spouse. Instead, you must present the court with a legal justification for the breakdown of your marriage. Your divorce grounds can either be a no-fault divorce or a fault divorce. … Read More
The overall cost of a divorce depends on many different factors, but in a typical situation, each party should expect to spend at least $10,000 on the divorce proceedings. Please note that there are other expenses besides the cost of lawyers. You’re also likely to pay for the following services: Fees that your county courthouse … Read More
As much as divorce is not a competition, it’s easy to end up on the losing side. More often than not, couples go to court unprepared, and they end up bearing the brunt of this oversight. You can end up getting less alimony than you should, reduced visitation rights, losing the custody battle, etc. That’s … Read More
Divorces are never easy. Not only do they take a toll on the emotional wellbeing of the couple, but they also eat into the couple’s savings. And that’s not counting the time spent with the back and forth between the couple’s lawyers before they can reach a settlement. So, is there a way to make … Read More
What is Child Visitation Law? The government imposed child visitation laws to allow divorced parents to spend time with the youngsters. Usually, it is the state court that grants child visitation rights. It is necessary to go through divorce proceedings to get the court’s decision. As a result of visitation rights, a parent who doesn’t … Read More
Child custody is a sensitive but inevitable decision that divorcing couples must make if they had or adopted a child during their marriage. Where parents are unable to reach a compromise, the court will have the ultimate power to determine the appropriate person(s) to have custody. Other instances that child custody cases could arise include … Read More
Nobody can deny that the divorce process comes saddled with a myriad of challenges. From deciding who keeps the assets, and the family home to understanding how parental roles will change, it is a lot of work. As you go through this highly stressful change, you also come across terms that you may not understand. One of … Read More
When spouses make the tough call to go their separate ways, one of the most trying decisions is who gets child custody. Often, couples litigate on this issue, and the court decides what is best for the children. At other times, couples use alternative dispute resolution methods to agree on the best way forward. The … Read More
In this guide, we’ve summarized the most important parts of the international divorce process, but we still recommend that you get help from professionals to handle this type of divorce. Governments have started to implement cross-border divorce laws very recently. We advise that you get legal assistance from an attorney who’s familiar with the process … Read More
When parents go through a divorce, they must decide how they will handle their children’s affairs moving forward. The law makes this decision easier for them by demanding that parents reach a custody agreement. This legally binding document details both physical and legal custody arrangements. To most people, physical custody is an easy term to … Read More
After getting a divorce, it is not unusual for one of the recently divorced partners to take responsibility for providing financial care to the children of the marriage. Marrying a different person after getting a divorce can influence your financial standing. Now you’ll have to provide for the children that you have with your new … Read More
Where the primary custody of a child is with one parent, the other parent is commonly required to pay child support. The payments by the contributing parent are intended to assist in covering the costs associated with raising children. Whether through a consensual arrangement or a judge’s order, payment of child support is not only … Read More
Filing a Child Support Modification It is not uncommon for divorced couples to modify their child support as the needs of their family and children change over time. The requirements for child support modification vary between states. However, the requesting party (the parent who is interested in changing child support payments) is typically required to … Read More
Divorce is Hard There’s no two ways about it – divorce is hard. You pay a price emotionally, socially, spiritually not to mention financially. Once you have made the decision to end your marriage, you need help with divorce proceedings so you can get the divorce paperwork over and done with and move onto the … Read More
So You Want A Divorce Couples decide to divorce for many different reasons and therefore are in different states of mind. Some are deeply traumatized over events in their marriage, some never felt they were in a marriage to begin with and others have just reached the point where they are just done and ready … Read More
The best thing you and your soon-to-be-ex can do is reach an agreement about your divorce in order to get a cheap, easy, uncontested divorce that you can do online for a few hundred bucks. However, if your ex is a nightmare, you could end up spending a fortune going back and forward with lawyers before you … Read More
When a marriage stops working, there are other options to consider besides getting a divorce. A legal separation or an annulment are viable alternatives. People whose religious beliefs prohibit them from getting a divorce can make use of annulment as an alternative. For instance, the rules of your religious creed might prohibit remarrying after divorce. Getting … Read More
A court order that describes the living conditions and responsibilities of two partners living apart is called a legal separation. Unlike divorce, in the case of legal separation, the couple stays married. Despite their relative unpopularity, legal separations can benefit the feuding partners by providing room and space to resolve their differences. There are various factors to account … Read More
Music features in all ages of our lives. From babies, enjoying repetitive nursery rhymes, to teens using music to define their lives. To the elderly who often find tunes from long ago aid memory loss. So it comes as no surprise that we have a soundtrack for love marriage and divorce. This can actually provide … Read More
Getting A Divorce When You Have Kids The reality of how difficult divorce is when children are involved. Should You Get A Divorce Or Stay Together For The Kids? It’s the question you are wrestling with. Is it better for the kids if you stay with your spouse until they are a bit older or … Read More
One of the most common things people feel after divorce is an acute fear of being alone. This is a natural part of the grieving process involved in disconnecting from someone who, for better or worse, has played a very large part of your recent life. It’s very easy at this time to jump into … Read More
Infidelity in a marriage is the biggest betrayal that can occur between two people. It destroys faith and trust and can be both emotionally and physically damaging. Irrespective of the circumstances or how the infidelity is discovered of confessed the bubble has been burst and can never be totally repaired. For some couples infidelity leads … Read More
