Spouses have many questions in the months and days leading up to their divorce and subsequent child-custody case. Perhaps the biggest is this: “can my child choose which parent they want to live with after divorce?” Many people might think the answer is a resounding yes. After all, it’s the Court’s job to do whatever…
Even when they know deep down that their marriage is headed for divorce, most people have a hard time making the final call. They play devil’s advocate with themselves, waffle back and forth on if this is truly the answer and convince themselves that things will improve if they wait a bit longer. They wonder,…
From a young age, we are taught to always look on the bright side of life — to find the silver lining in everything and be thankful for what we have, not what we’ve lost. But even the most optimistic person will tell you it is difficult to be thankful for everything. For example divorce.…
Now that your divorce is official, the last thing you probably thought about was how you were going to survive your recent divorce during the holidays. We can’t blame you if it wasn’t top of mind, but here we are. Halloween is right around the corner, followed by Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, and New Year’s.…
5 Tips For Spouses Who Are Still Working From Home Together During COVID-19 We should all enjoy the opportunities we have to spend more time with our spouse. I’m sure you agree that we don’t get enough of those precious moments in today’s hectic world. But over the past seven months, many couples like you…
Plenty of positive things can come from choosing the collaborative divorce process. For starters, it’s not a trial — which is a load off the minds of anyone who doesn’t feel comfortable going to court. It’s also a helpful platform for divorcing spouses who want to end their marriage amicably rather than battling tooth-and-nail through…
We hear the term divorce decree a lot when talking about divorce. But not everyone knows what it means. Is it simply a judge declaring, “Okay, you’re divorced,” or is it an actual document? And if it is an actual document, how is it different from every other piece of paper included in the divorce…
Technology is great. Not only is information always at our fingertips, but communicating by phone, text, email, social media, etc. has made life easier. With that said, there are cons to everything. Because we live in such a connected world, it’s easy to get too comfortable with the access we have. Our reliance on it…
If you need to hire a divorce lawyer, it’s a certainty that you will not be short on options for quality representation. This is both good and bad news, right? The good news is that you have options. The bad news is that you have options — because after all, it can be difficult to…
You’re getting a divorce, and because you have children, you know you will be ordered to pay child support. By now, you may even know exactly how much you will have to pay because the Court has carefully calculated everything. But one question remains, and it’s something we hear a lot: How long do I…