Divorce is always stressful, no matter who you are (or who you’re divorcing!). It’s essential to make sure you have an exceptional, experienced divorce mediator.
When spouses begin discussing the possibility of a divorce, many consider mediation as an alternative to a high-conflict, costly litigation system. Mediation can...
Divorce, separation, and breakups often mean that two parties who previously worked to support one household are now required to support themselves and/or their children in two separate household. Spousal and child support is intended to ensure that the financial burdens are fairly allocated so the spouse with less income receives...
Lots of people initially insist that they want full custody. Custody is not a completely binary option where either parent has “full” custody. Custody can best be understood as a spectrum of options involving legal decision-making custody, physical/residential custody, and parenting time/visitation schedules.
When most people indicate they...
Domestic violence can include a physical assault, controlling, harassing behavior, financial and other abuse. If you fear for your safety or the safety of your children, you may need to seek an order of protection to keep yourself and your children safe from the offending party.
If you feel...
Breakups are complicated — splitting up, divorcing, or separating can be one of the most traumatic human experiences.
Many people are hesitant to jump straight to divorce when a relationship is disintegrating due to the extensive psychological and financial ramifications of officially dissolving a marriage. It’s for this...
Divorce is always a sensitive subject — even during the most amicable of splits, you might find yourself in a long, hard fight to secure what is rightfully yours. This is especially true for separated couples in which one of the partners owns a small business.
Small businesses...
Divorce is already emotionally taxing without the added stressor of financial considerations. When dissolving the contract of marriage, economic losses beat out economic gains every time. Additionally, an equitable division of resources doesn’t always spell an equal division of resources.
Divorce and Economic StabilityAccording...
Marriage is an economic partnership. Most people would not go into a new business partnership without clearly outlining the financial terms to protect themselves if the partnership does not work out.
Although prenuptial agreements sometimes have a stigma of being associated with celebrities or a wealthy individual and...
Your child custody arrangement can have a significant impact on your child’s life. Ideally, both parents share custody of their child. Joint custody is typically most beneficial for the child where two parents are able to work together and raise the child even though their relationship is over. However, this is...
Child custody is not one size fits all, as there are many different types of custody arrangements possible. 50/50 custody is one of the most common types of arrangements, as it can give the child quality time with both parents equally.
If you or the other parent are...
