Category Archives: Divorce
Children, Divorce, and Minimizing the Negative Impact
Divorce hits everyone hard, but children are especially affected because they do not have the emotional and psychological development to truly process what is happening. To many, divorce feels like abandonment and a message that their world has no stability or security. This can be devastating, and have long-lasting effects on the child’s psyche,… Read More »
Adultery and Divorce: Does an Affair Matter?
All relationships require each person to trust that the other has his/her best interests at heart. When this trust is lost, the relationship can no longer function in a healthy or productive way, and with married couples, this often leads to divorce. A spouse can break this trust with many different types of actions,… Read More »
Can You Stop a Divorce?
Facing the possibility of divorce is difficult even if both spouses acknowledge the need to end the marriage. Things become infinitely more complicated when one spouse is blindsided by a request for divorce and/or does not want the relationship to end. Divorce is designed to sever a union by separating out pieces of the… Read More »
Can You Ask for Child Support and Alimony without a Divorce?
All intimate relationships are complicated, and can expect to suffer difficult periods that test the bond between the people involved. Married couples are particularly susceptible to this type of trial, which may require a cooling off period, but not necessarily a divorce. Divorce is a big step that not all couples are ready to… Read More »
The Consequences of Misconduct during Divorce
Divorce requires rehashing parts of a marriage that are painful to remember, and giving up things and places that held significant value in a spouse’s life. Some spouses become so soured by the experience, and resentful the relationship did not work out as envisioned, that they will take matters into their own hands to… Read More »
Your Right to Access Joint Accounts in Divorce
By the time divorce becomes an imminent possibility in a marriage, typically, one spouse has spent a good deal of time thinking it. And, in some cases, that spouse may have taken affirmative steps to do something in preparation for his/her post-divorce life. One thing many spouses do is to drain jointly-held financial accounts…. Read More »
Are Divorcing Spouses Always Responsible for Their Own Attorney’s Fees?
The legal process of divorce is much more complicated than most couples realize at the outset. Certain forms, completed in particular ways, must be submitted to the court and the other side at prescribed intervals. Missing any of the requirements or filing the wrong documents can delay the completion of the case, or even… Read More »
When Death and Divorce Collide
The complications of divorce are well-known and present, to some degree, in every divorce proceeding. Adding in other obstacles is almost guaranteed to make resolving divorce issues a laborious process. With the increase of divorce among older couples, an occurrence that was once a rarity is now more likely to interrupt the divorce process… Read More »
Understanding the Financial Consequences of Divorce
Divorce affects all areas of each spouse’s life – from where to live to parenting, but one area that is universally affected for all couples is finances. Spouses enter a marriage with clearly identifiable assets and liabilities, but these lines quickly become blurry in many relationships, as the couple starts to accumulate property and… Read More »
Uncontested vs. Contested Divorce
Every divorce is different, including how the couple goes about the legal process of ending the marriage. The nuts and bolts are typically the same – file a petition, perhaps attend a hearing, and wait for the final judgment to be issued. This simple reduction does not reflect the stress and strain divorce brings… Read More »
