Custody battles, without question, are the nastiest, most emotional part of any divorce proceeding, and that’s because unlike in divorces without children, this is a family that is being torn apart. These are assets that are beyond value; time with…
A postnuptial agreement is a legal tool that married individuals can utilize in order to assert and organize the division of assets in the event of a divorce. In addition, provisions regarding support and custody can be included in the…
Although the number of prenups signed by marrying spouses has gone up, it isn’t because the legality surrounding them has changed. Rather, it is a sign of the times, as assets and wealth become more valuable, leading some to preemptively…
Spouses that are estranged or fully divorced often try to take matters into their own hands, in an attempt to show the court “who the other party really is”. A common feeling is that the judge is falling for the…
False allegations happen every day during the divorce process. Why are they so common? Let’s take a step back. The idea of divorce has earned a lot of notoriety and infamy over the decades, in large part due to the…
You may already be married, a year has passed since the honeymoon, and only now do you realize that your spouse has a bit of a bad spending habit. Nothing to get divorced over, but it is a cause for…
The consequences of a DWI are not just in the punishment for the crime, but in the subsequent impacts, it can have on other aspects of your life. If the convicted individual is a parent, this can have a serious…
The ultimate motivation behind proving you are the “better parent” to the court is tied to the desire to have majority, if not sole, custody of your child. After all, if you are able to prove that you are the…
There is an increasing rate of grandparents gaining custody of their grandchildren, due to special circumstances that impact the best interest of the child. However, the threshold of proving that the child living with their grandparents is in the best…
When a married couple decides to separate, often before the filing of divorce but sometimes during, it is more than just the spouses that are being separated. If there are children in the family, they will always be separated from…