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May 14, 2019

What Family Law Is All About

Family law is a branch of the law dedicated to issues that affect families and domestic relationships.

May 10, 2019

Adjusting to Life After Divorce

Every divorce story is different. You may have been the one who chose to leave. You may have been the one who was left. You may be happy the marriage is over. You may be devastated to have lost your spouse. You may still be close friends with your ex. Your ex may have been your abuser. Regardless of the specifics, several common themes emerge when you ask divorced parents about the process of adjusting to life after divorce.

April 26, 2019

How to Get Guardianship of a Child That Is Not Yours

Establishing guardianship of a child is a complicated process. The process takes place through the courts, and it usually requires a letter of consent from both the child’s parents.

March 29, 2019

How Divorce Affects Credit

Marital status does not affect creditworthiness, so filing for divorce does not immediately impact your credit score. However, many divorcees experience problems with their credit after the fact. Here are a few of the reasons why.

March 29, 2019

Divorce Waiting Periods

Waiting periods are also referred to as “cooling-off” periods. The idea is to give people a chance to let emotion subside (i.e., the excitement of a new job) to make sure the decision they have made is the one they want to stick with. It’s much like how we teach young children to count to ten before they get angry. Emotion can cause us to do and say things in the heat of the moment that we may change our minds about later.

March 29, 2019

Mediation vs. Arbitration: What’s the Difference?

Both mediation and arbitration are ways of solving differences between two parties without having to go to court, but there is one significant difference between the two processes.

March 15, 2019

What Do I Do If I Suspect Domestic Violence?

You recognize when someone is not acting like themselves. The person may seem abnormally sad, withdrawn, or angry. But how can you tell if a friend or loved one is the victim of domestic violence? Domestic violence is a serious, sometimes life-threatening situation. It is abuse, either physical or verbal, that occurs in a person’s home by their partner or spouse.

February 23, 2019

Legal Separation vs. Divorce

In both a legal separation and a divorce, there is an agreement between the two spouses (either a separation agreement or divorce decree) that has been ordered by the court. This agreement sets the rules that you and your spouse will now live by since you are no longer living with one another: how your finances will be separated, how child custody and child support will be divided, how the property will be divided, who will pay spousal support, etc.

February 14, 2019

What Are Grounds for Divorce?

Today we take for granted that we can get a divorce from marriage if we want one. It wasn't so long ago that marriage was, for all practical purposes, binding. Divorce today, while more common and much fairer, still is not a smooth experience. It can be emotionally and financially damaging.