Marriage and Divorce

Divorce can be extremely emotionally and financially taxing for one, if not both, parties involved. Couples with children will face added obstacles when attempting to successfully part ways. Hopefully, if you and your spouse have come to an agreement about…
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Money is an emotionally-charged subject for many people.  Money or the lack of money touches on our feelings of personal security and safety.  It seems that everyone has a slightly different attitude towards money.  And when you combine money with…
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In the early 1970’s, the state of California passed a series of progressive laws designed for couples who were in the market for a quick dissolution of their marriage. Those laws were so progressive and popular with Californians that it…
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When a husband and wife decide to get divorced, and they have a child, the whole process can be very hard on a child, depending on their age.  The child endures the fighting between their parents and they have to…
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Marriages are sacred and legal union of a man and a woman who vowed to live as one for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death does them apart. It is a voluntary agreement of uniting…
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After all, this person could very likely hold your entire future in his hands. Well, maybe it is not always quite that dramatic, but they can cause your future to be much more difficult, or in some cases, much easier,…
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Marriage, at the bottom line, is a union at all levels of being, between two consenting adults. If the couple concerned are spiritually aware, this union is also blessed and protected by higher forces. In the wedding ceremony itself it…
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The Failure of Marriage: Can Prenuptial Agreements Save a Marriage? Many factors play a role in the ruin of a marriage including infidelity, lies, boredom, lack of common goals, lack of communication, mental illnesses and well, the list can go…
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Custody cases are rarely just custody cases. Most of the time they are custody battles and the children are in the middle.  Parents should do as much as they can to prepare the children.  Since there may be home evaluations…
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In the dissolution of a marriage, court involvement is unavoidable. In the Commonwealth of Virginia, a divorce is initiated through the filing of a Bill of Complaint and in filing the Bill of Complaint, a party may seek a divorce…
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Divorce settlements are rarely settled. One party simply acquiesces to the demands of another, to expedite the final decree and thus an agreement of divorce. However, each party must be aware that there are issues that exist outside the dissolution…
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The word divorce has taken a grip on your life and you have decided that it is time to move on. Divorce often provides new opportunities and open doorways to new adventures. Therefore, it is essential that you understand the…
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There are two major reasons that a judge would grant a divorce in the state of California. While these may be broken down into a vast amount of detail, the two basic categories that identify or classify the legal grounds…
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Divorce is a very costly choice both financially and otherwise. Many people opt for divorce as a way out of financial difficulty. Arguments over finances often lead to division between spouses which lead to thoughts that a divorce would allow…
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It is important to protect yourself in a divorce.  You want to be very careful about what you say and do so as not to compromise your case.  Unfortunately, many divorce proceedings get quite nasty, and some who are bitter…
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If you are getting a divorce, it is important to protect yourself.  To do so, you are going to want to find a good divorce attorney, as he or she can make a large impact on the outcome of divorce…
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Divorce in Massachusetts The majority of divorce disputes in Massachusetts are settled before going to trial. But the paths people take to settlement vary greatly; from simple and straightforward to very confrontational, acrimonious and drawn out. The routes differ not…
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Should it be compulsory for couples to sign a prenuptial agreement before marriage?Let us look at the meanings of certain words before we get into the discussion. Compulsory: 1) necessary: required by law or an authority. 2) forced: caused by…
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It depends on your situation whether you should have an attorney or whether you should do it yourself. If there is domestic violence involved, or you are working with a person who is unwilling to compromise, you will be much…
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Nonpayment of child support and child neglect are two completely different issues that should never even be compared. Unfortunately there are custodial parents who want to lump the two issues together as a reason the non custodial parent can not…
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Many mothers go to court to file for divorce.  They have been abused verbally, emotionally, physically or all of the above.  They naively believe that the court will grant them custody of their children because that’s what is supposed to happen. …
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THE DIVORCE PREMIUM Irreconcilable differences. Such is the stuff wars are made of, and when it comes to citing such reasoning in divorce, there is no exception. How is it that two people who once vowed to love one another…
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Within the United States of America, each individual state possesses their own laws pertaining to divorce a married couples. But all of the American states will recognize the divorce granted by a particular state in which one of the spaces…
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How to Get an Uncontested Divorce in the US in 90 Days (Do-It-Yourself) Getting a divorce is hard enough without having to worry about the process, hiring a lawyer, and settling in court.  If both you and your spouse agree…
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My husband and I met online after both recently coming out of other relationships. We married within eighteen months of our initial communication, having spent little time together since we lived in seperate states. Was this the best idea in…
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Divorce is a sad reality for half of the couples in the United States and can occur for many different reasons. This event is also one of the highest rated stress events that a person will deal with, as well…
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Divorce mediation is one option that many couples choose instead of going through the often adversarial and much more traditional court driven divorce process. Divorce mediation can be used in virtually all cases and situations; however when the family has…
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Relationships Past A.K.A. The “Ex” Effect Exes are those people that we either dated, got engaged too, lived with, married, or all of the above. Most adults have Exes. For some reason or another, we choose to get these people…
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There are many factors that must be considered when deciding what to do with the family home upon divorce.  The two main choices are either to buy out the other person’s interest in the property, or to sell and split…
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During a custody trial, considerations like income, quality of shelter, child abuse, neglect, maturity, stability, etc. would ideally the be the most important items on the agenda. A parent’s ability and willingness to care for their child properly is the…
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