Divorce advice. You’re getting a divorce, and the last thing you want to do is talk to or work with your soon-to-be ex-spouse. After all, you’re at odds, and both of you would rather stay far away from each other. What could you possibly have to talk about? Believe it or not, there’s a lot…
Helpful divorce blogs. There is a misconception that lawyers only help families navigate divorce from a legal aspect. This includes getting the proper paperwork pulled together, arranging mediation and court appearances, documenting evidence, helping set terms for child custody and child support, etc. But as we all know with divorce, there are real people involved…
Prepare For Divorce. If you’re thinking about getting a divorce now that the holidays are over, you’re not alone. Divorce in the New Year is very common, so much that January has long been dubbed “Divorce Month” because of the consistent spike in filings. Couples simply don’t want to put a damper on the holidays,…
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.…
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…