Contrary to what many of us see in movies, or read about in papers and books, not all divorces are long, drawn out battles that go on in front of a judge, with the spouses dueling it out via lawyers…
It is a common belief that even if a marriage is falling apart, or is already in shambles, it is better to just deal with the situation and keep the family intact instead of separating and getting divorced. Now, besides…
Many married couples decide they no longer want to be together, but that doesn’t always mean they are going to get divorced. In fact, some couples choose to be legally separated instead of going through the divorce process. A legal…
Because a divorce case cannot begin without one of the spouses initiating it (by petitioning or filing for divorce), there are many advantages to being the one who does start the divorce process. Being the Petitioner, as the phrase has…
If you are the recipient of a Summons/Complaint because of a pending divorce, you have twenty (20) days to respond. To respond to the summons, you must file what is known as the Answer. Usually, your attorney will draft up…
Each state has its own “formula” for calculating child support, and court judges will use this formula when determining how much child support will be paid. However, parents can still estimate fairly well what the child support amount might be…
Spousal support is common in many divorce cases and usually involves one spouse paying the other on a routine basis. For instance, there are many situations where one spouse is not working, and because he or she has been out…
An alternative to taking your divorce to trial is divorce mediation, which is where you and your soon-to-be-ex-spouse will decide how the marital assets are divided and other aspects of dissolving the marriage that a judge would usually preside over….
A “fault divorce” is not very common, and most states don’t even recognize them. In the states that do recognize this type of divorce, it is defined as a spouses requesting a divorce be granted on the grounds of some…
Historically, when men were the predominant “breadwinners” in a typical family, it was often the case that, in a divorce, the husband would pay what is known as spousal support to the wife. Spousal support is a financial help that…