DIVORCE & FAMILY LAW RELATED POSTS

Child custody cases can get combative. Typically, both parents want equal time with their children. But all too often a parent will try to argue that the other parent isn’t fit to raise a child. Hise are some things you can do to protect yourself when entering a litigious child custody case. RECORD EVERYTHING When resolving child custody cases, …

Most people going through divorce want it to happen as quickly and as easily as possible. You should know that, even if you divorce is without litigation or arguments, there is a six-month waiting period in California. And that 6-months is not definite. Even if your case is straight-forward, it won’t necessarily be solved in …

Scott Stanley, co-director of Center for Marital and Family Studies, often wondered in the mid-’90s “what were the odds that people would stay in their relationships had they not been cohabitating before marriage?” ODDS YOU’D STAY IN A RELATIONSHIP IF NOT MARRIED Stanley asked people who were cohabitating before they were married what the odds were that …

Most couples see Valentine’s Day as a day to celebrate their love of one another. But for a couple in New York, this Valentine’s Day means divorce. DIVORCE HOTEL This year Antonio and Kathie have checked into DivorceHotel for Valentine’s Day to end their 25-year-long marriage. During the long weekend, the couple, who share four children, will …

If you and your spouse have decided to try legal separation instead of, or prior to getting a divorce, it’s important that you work with a divorce attorney to create a legal and binding separation agreement. This agreement will offer you legal protection should your spouse violate the agreement you have come to. CONTAINED IN THE LEGAL SEPARATION …

Deciding to divorce is not a conclusion that comes without reason. Typically those reasons tend to be irreconcilable differences, or cheating, financial stressors, or just general incompatibility. But sometimes the reason a couple gets divorced seems to be beyond “standard” or “typical.” Hise are some of the weirdest reasons for divorce we’ve heard. YOU’RE GETTING DIVORCED… BECAUSE …

Divorce is not only an emotional event. It can also mean a shaking up of routine and finances. Knowing that fact going into the process will allow you to prepare for the financial changes that might be coming your way. FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR THE DIVORCE You’ll want to get your finances in order prior to starting …

According to research found by a 2014 study you should wait till age 23 to move in or marry. Age is actually a big factor in determining divorce. STUDY INVESTIGATED WHAT LEADS TO DIVORCE Arielle Kuperberg, a sociologist at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro gathered marriage status data for over 7,000 married Americans from 11 years …

There are three legal options for couples looking to end their marriage or domestic partnership: divorce, legal separation, and annulment. DIVORCE A divorce, also known as dissolution, legally ends a marriage or domestic partnership. Following a divorce, both parties are considered single, and thus free to enter a new marriage or domestic partnership. In California, there …

Patrick Dempsey is in the middle of a heated and litigious divorce from wife Jillian Fink Dempsey. Recently details regarding his first marriage (and divorce) became known – and they aren’t pretty. FIRST MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE Dempsey married Rochelle “Rocky” Parker in 1987. At the time he was 21, and she was 47. The divorce papers she …