When the marriage is over and divorce is underway, you are definitely in the midst of making important decisions. One of these decisions is how the children’s needs will be met. Most often, the non-custodial parent will make child support payments to the custodial...
If you're moving toward a divorce, you want to be very careful about how you spend your money. It's not that spending is prohibited by any means, but certain types of spending can raise some red flags. For instance, you're probably still going to have to pay all of...
You may have heard that your spouse doesn't have to agree with you in order to get a divorce. They can say that they don't want one and they can even ignore the divorce proceedings. You can still get divorced through a default divorce. But this may have led you to...
You may have had a gift registry for your wedding day that had everything you and your spouse ever wanted. This made it easy for your guests to find that perfect something that made your married life just that much better. You found yourself using your new kitchen...
Divorce can easily bring out the worst in you and your ex. When the divorce filing is a shock or the result of a betrayal like adultery, divorce proceedings can often become very contentious. Emotions run high, and people act in ways that they usually would not....
When couples share a lot of property, there is more opportunity to have conflict in a divorce. There are many rules and laws in place to prevent one person from abusing divorce for personal financial gain. Unfortunately, some people will still try to manipulate the...
Nowadays, the divorce rate among the group aged 50 and older is growing more rapidly than any other age bracket. Couples who have been together for 25, 30, or more years are suddenly facing the prospect of life without their partner. Are you facing a divorce after a...
Getting married comes with the expectation that the union will last forever. While that does happen, there’s a chance that it will end in a divorce. This isn’t something that most people want to think about; however, understanding the signs that there are problems in...
Same-sex couples in Massachusetts technically have the same rights as heterosexual couples do. However, there are a few gray areas when it comes to same-sex divorces that can make people feel nervous about filing. Heterosexual divorces and custody proceedings have...
Some people create prenuptial agreements because they worry about what might happen if they divorce, possibly because they've already been married once before. Other people ask their fiancé to sign a prenuptial agreement because they have specific assets that they...
