Writing A Brighter Future
When you and your spouse got married and decided to have children, you decided to leave your job. Maybe it was a financial decision, based on the cost of childcare. Maybe you just wanted a chance to bond with your children and spend that time with them. No matter...
Spouses in unhappy marriages sometimes reach an impasse that keeps them locked in relationship limbo. Specifically, neither spouse wants to be the one to make the first move and file for divorce. Some people think that by filing for divorce, they will look worse to...
There was a time in the United States when a divorcing couple essentially could assume that the mother would get to have the children after the divorce. The father could assume that he would have to pay child support and possibly alimony. The reason for this is that...
As the year ends, you may see the incoming year as the time for a change. Even if you still think your marriage is saveable, the stress and complexity of the holiday period may convince you it is not. That’s fine. Many couples decide that the best thing for all...
The laws about property division in an Arizona divorce are clear. Couples with postnuptial or prenuptial agreements and those who settle their divorce issues by working together outside of court can retain control over property division. They reach their own...
You might spend as much as 30% of your monthly income on your monthly mortgage payment. You likely saved for years for your downpayment on the home and have invested even more of your income in maintenance and upgrades to the property, like new windows or central air...
DNA paternity tests are used to determine paternity when it’s not clear who the father of a child is. These tests are highly accurate, boasting around a 99.9% accuracy rate. That accuracy rate doesn’t necessarily consider situations where tests have been tampered with...
Even in cases where both partners want to get divorced, it usually takes one person to finally move forward and file for that divorce. They initiate the process and make the end of the relationship inevitable. Have you ever wondered if men or women are more likely to...
Multiple different personal and family factors influence what happens in a child custody dispute. Whether you are about to divorce or have split up with a partner that you never married, both of you probably want to stay active in the lives of the children. Splitting...
Your divorce is finally over -- and you’re more than ready to embark on a new (improved) phase of your life. The only barrier to your plans is that your co-parenting and custody agreement has you tethered to the local area, and you really think that you and your child...