Marriage and Divorce

Few things are more devastating in a marriage than when one spouse or the other loses a job.  Depending upon how you choose to cope with it, it can actually make or break your marriage.  It is imperative that you…
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Coping with a spouse’s unemployment is all in how you look at it. It can either be a devastating blow to your economic and emotional world, or this can be a wonderfully fun, enriching life changing time that just gets…
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Do it yourself divorce has become very popular these days. As the economy is hurting, so are its people. No longer are the days that everyone can afford to hire an attorney to handle his or her divorcee. Now it has become a…
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Your spouse has done the unthinkable.  He or she has betrayed your trust and violated your marriage.  When the two of you took your wedding vows, you both promised to love each other and to forsake all others. You held…
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Your spouse is someone obviously important to you, so shouldn’t you make sure they know it? Yeah, you can tell them you love them; but if your actions don’t prove your words to be true; it means close to nothing….
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     When showing another how much you love them, here are ten simple gestures that you could use to show your love. 1.) Always ask how their day was, no matter what their mood is like, either way they know…
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Alimony or spousal support is a payment made after a marriage ends, from a higher earning spouse to a lesser earning partner. It is designed to enable them to continue living “in the manner to which they have become accustomed”…
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There are arguments that alimony is archaic and unnecessary as part of a divorce settlement. The reason for this particular argument is that more women are in the workforce and that both spouses work and financially contributes to the household…
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There are many people who hear the term alimony and it makes their blood boil. By the same token, they believe that people have a responsibility to their children in the form of child support. The problem is that most…
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Alimony is a payment from one spouse to the other that is required under a divorce agreement. There are many factors that contribute to determining how large an alimony will be paid out and whether alimony will be paid at…
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There was a time when my belief in love and trust were so strong that I would have adamantly refused to sign a prenuptial agreement. I would have questioned the love of someone asking me to. Having nothing of material…
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More than a million divorces occur each year! The road to divorce is paved with intolerance and disinterest in working through issues. So, it is not surprising that after a final decree of divorce is entered, former spouses continue to…
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Having your divorce finalized, is sometimes half the battle.  What happens if the divorce decrees aren’t followed by your ex-spouse?  It is important to know what you can do legally to enforce the decree and what will be the end…
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DON’T MOVE! You could lose your rights to child and spousal support. Twelve years ago my children and I drove “Daddy” to Tampa International Airport to catch his flight to Ohio. (We’ll call him Dan.) Dan was going to Ohio…
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Alimony is a controversial subject. There are some people who would have it outlawed completely. There are others who rely on it and expect that if they have been married for a given length of time they will get it….
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Custody battles tear at the hearts of even the strongest of people. Moms and Dads caught in the middle of a custody battle are placed under such an immense amount of stress that some days it feels like a load…
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Alimony was necessary back when women were not a part of the workforce. The typical woman of the 1950’s who took care of the home, the children and neglected to further her education in exchange for marrying young is the…
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You should not automatically do anything when you file for divorce. This is a tough and stressful time, but you should try to keep yourself off autopilot as much as you can. Think about every move you make. Sometimes a…
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Divorce. Often a sad and messy affair, both during and after the ruling decree. Why after, you might ask? Sadly enough, compliance with the divorce decree does not always occur, and sometimes, a wayward ex-spouse, intentionally or unintentionally, violates one…
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Spousal support, or alimony, is money awarded by the court in a divorce case when the court finds that the division of the couple’s property is insufficient to support one of the couple.  Under English law, only the husband could…
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The Oxford American dictionary defines alimony as an allowance payable by one spouse to the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce. The rest of us see it as a court-ordered downsizing of lifestyle. Can we do…
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Pro se divorce litigation refers to a person who represents themselves in court.  A lot of people see it as a way to save money, however, if you are involved in a highly contested divorce, you may want to reconsider…
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So, you have your divorce decree, but what does it really do for you.  The divorce decree is an outline of what each of the party’s legal obligations are. Keep in mind this agreement is between you, your ex spouse…
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When a married couple decides to divorce, they generally go through a court proceeding whereby a judge listens to what both parties to the divorce have to say, and then makes a decision based on what he believes to be…
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The Hampshire County Probate Court website has a wealth of information and suggestions relative to pretrial and trial procedures for those facing divorce but does not warn victims of the post trial procedure that can make or break you, namely a document called the…
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Love isn’t blind, or at least it shouldn’t be.  Those who chose to marry should do so with eyes wide open:  by the thirty year mark, 50% of couples have divorced, says the Center for Disease Control. (Reference 1)  Some…
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Facebook is a prime source for divorce case evidence because Internet social activity is often indulged by individuals who are not considering the consequences of posting information that can be damaging. Instead of sharing innermost thoughts with a trusted friend…
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Ever since the invention of the television the concept of marriage has slowly morphed into what is now considered more of a trial and error process. Marriage seems to be as casual as trying on different pairs of shoes. A…
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Divorce, or dissolution of legal marriage, is when a judge formally orders in state court its conclusion, and if need be, makes additional orders with regard to alimony and finances, division of property and assets, and custody of children and…
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Ending of a Marriage Someone close to me has accused me, once, of not knowing anything about divorce. Since I had no experience of divorce, I would not understand. This statement was never meant to hurt but it did hit…
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