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If you are a woman going through a divorce, you may be going through one of the toughest periods of your life, especially adjusting after you agree that the marriage has finally come to an end. Women may suffer both in quality of life and emotional well-being after a divorce. It is important to know what possible consequences of divorce…
Divorce can be complicated – any attorney will be honest about that from the start. Dividing properly and working through the battles of child custody may cause you stress at times, which is why it is extremely important to be prepared. This is where important documents come into play to help you through every step of the process. In fact,…
As you know from the moment you get married, the property that you own with your spouse during the marriage will typically be seen as “shared.” Yes, there are sometimes differences between what is considered “separate” and what is considered “marital” property in the eyes of the court. Typically, separate property will include any property that was owned prior to…
The moment you believe that divorce is right for you, you may want to know what you can expect from the process. You may have invested a lot of time into building up your marriage and now that you are receiving a divorce, you may wonder how you can guide the process as smoothly as possible. You may even wonder…
You may see the tabloids, may read the magazines – the truth in the matter is that celebrity divorces are happening all the time. It becomes a game to some people when their favorite celebrity is in the news caught up in a new love cycle, wondering how long this one is going to last in particular. However, there is…
Mediation is an alternative way of handling conflict resolution that doesn’t involve the high cost and extended amount of time that is typical when a case goes to trial. It helps to resolve conflicts in a more timely and cost efficient manner with the help of a professional mediator. Mediators are usually able to resolve conflicts using much more creative…
Divorce is the last thing people are typically thinking of when they get married – however, the sad fact of the matter is that 52% of all first marriages will end in divorce in this day and age. Divorces are already an unfortunate matter but then you add in the fact that a couple has a business, and things become…
Domestic violence is a very serious thing to keep in mind when going through a divorce, male or female. According to the Department of Justice, 14% of all homicides in the United States were perpetrated by an intimate partner. In 2007, there was a total of 2,340 – 1,640 of those being women, and 700 being men. In other studies…
A divorce is the formal acknowledgement that a legal marriage has come to an end. Courts in the United States see two types of divorce known as “absolute divorce”, which shows a wrongdoing on one spouse’s part and “limited divorce”, which results in termination of the right to cohabitate but the marriage is not officially dissolved. A divorce is an…
By, Donald B. Cripe, J.D., AAA, AHLA, ACR, SCMA; Award Winning Mediator and C.A.M.S. panelist It’s been months, maybe years, since you started your divorce. It seems that every time you go to court the hearing is postponed or in the language of the law, continued. Nothing was accomplished and even if the delay wasn’t your fault, you still had…