In the hundreds of years of American history leading up to 1969, the term “grounds for divorce” was widely used. The term, of course, refers to the reason that one spouse is divorcing the other. This is due to the fact that in order to obtain...
When going through divorce proceedings, parents are almost always tasked with creating a parenting plan - a time-sharing schedule that will determine each parent’s interactions with their child or children. When parents or courts decide that the parents will have joint custody, they are required...
If you and your divorcing spouse own a residence, it’s just about a guarantee that only one of you will be able to live there when divorce proceedings are complete. Occasionally, if agreements can’t be reached, courts will decree that assets like homes get liquidated,...
The state of Florida will often award alimony payments to a financially dependent spouse after a divorce. When the spouse who is receiving the alimony payments has a change in financial situation, it can affect the alimony payments. One factor that can affect these payments is...
For many parents, one of the priorities during a divorce is obtaining child custody (aka parental time-sharing) rights. Having physical custody of your child or children makes you a caregiver, with all of the accompanying responsibilities including housing, feeding, and medical care and attention. If you...
Throughout the course of a marriage, two people build a life together. If that marriage ever comes to an end, this one life separates into two. That’s where much of the stress of divorce comes from - everything that was once shared between two people...
For most of us, it seems like the internet can solve just about every problem out there. Answers to questions like “where should we have dinner,” “how to fix a doorbell,” and “what are the most popular baby names of the year” are only a...
So many of the stories we hear about divorce - from friends, family, websites, articles, television, and movies - are horror stories. We hear about divorces that take years to finalize, divorces that nearly bankrupt all parties involved, divorces that leave children neglected and hurt...
Divorce can be a complicated process, and it is only made more difficult when your current spouse has been deported. This might seem like an impossible situation, and you might feel you will never get a proper divorce, but you really should not worry. The...