Almost overnight, everything in your life is changing. First, one of your biggest personal relationships is changing forever, as the person that you thought you would be with "til death did you part" won't be a big part of your life anymore. Add on to...
In most cases, everyone involved in a divorce wants to see the ordeal end as quickly as possible. Here are four major causes of delay in the dissolution process. 1. Both Parties Cannot Agree on Terms There is a reason divorce court is notoriously messy. Drafting a...
Child support payments can help to provide a stable life for children in a separated family that they may otherwise not be able to experience. Due to this, it is of utmost importance that child support payments are paid on time to ensure the continued...
If you are the primary caretaker or custodial parent of your child, the child's other parent will most likely be obligated to pay child support. Sometimes, though, in unfortunate situations, the child's other parent may, for whatever reason, not follow through with their obligation to...
The divorce process is rarely a convenient one, but it can be made much easier when both spouses are on the same page about a few critical issues. When both spouses have reached a mutual agreement about time-sharing, parental responsibility, child support, child custody, alimony,...
Negotiating court orders for child custody and child support is not always easy and it usually ends in having to go to family court. Sometimes, however, the decisions made during those original proceedings need to be overturned or changed because of lifestyle changes having to...
In separation and divorce cases involving children, one of the first topics of question is how the child visitation will work. There are many different situations in which supervised visitation is warranted or required, and they all have to do with the child’s safety. This is particularly...
Many things, like vacations and out-of-state travel, can become a bit more complicated for co-parented families. Where you may have used to be able to just pick up the kids and head out of town, after a divorce, it may become a bit more complicated....
When going through a divorce, it is best to tread lightly to ensure that everything goes as smoothly as possible. If you are undergoing a divorce, there are several things that you should not do and this post sets forth the top five, from a legal...