Marriage and Divorce

Money and sex problems are the main causes of divorce. Most people have different ideas about money and that is just human and natural. We all think differently. So when two people marry they have to have a mutual understanding…
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Lack of communication has to be the number one cause of divorce. When you don’t handle the little stuff as it comes along; it just keeps getting bigger. Along with talking comes listening. It not just important to hear the…
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The most frequent cause of divorce is ignorance. Yes, ignorance of what marriage really is. Marriage is an institution created by God to take two separate lives and make them one. It is our ignorance of what marriage really is…
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Sadly the divorce rate amongst married couples is fairly high nowadays. I often hear older married couples saying that it wasn’t the same in their day as there were not so many divorces and people behaved better towards one another….
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Divorce in the United States has become so common that most people think little of it. Many marriages (approximately 50%)end in divorce. So, with such a moral epidemic, why is it so hard to pinpoint the reasons? Because the number…
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I thought that once I got married, I wouldn’t have to sleep alone any more. I was wrong. Ninety-five percent of the time, my husband falls asleep on the couch. I have tried to wake him; it’s like getting a…
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I am not a divorce attorney. I have not spent countless hours studying the history of divorce, divorce patterns or divorce statistics. I am, however, divorced, and currently separated from my second husband. This recent separation has me thinking about…
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Why do people marry? Historically, the answer probably included some reference to social expectations or economic survival and both were certainly reasons in the past. However, the twentieth century witnessed many changes in the reasons why people marry. Social expectations…
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Marriage is a Sacred Union Marriage is a union set forth in biblical times as a joining together of one man and one woman. When a couple joins in marriage, they become as one flesh. Marriage was created and is…
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I’m no expert, but I talk from personal experience.  Growing up, I believed that all men cheat!  Yes a very harsh thing to say, but I grew up in a family where all the men I looked up to cheated,…
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The best way to keep your sex life alive is to not let it die in the first place. Sex is natural and great when you use imagination and consideration of individual desires and needs. Sex is a gift that…
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Having worked with hundreds of couples over the last several years, and having experienced significant challenges in my own marriage in years past, I have pondered why marriages fail for some time. At one time I thought the reason marriages…
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The enormous cost of Divorce, both financial and emotional, can bankrupt families and turn family members against each other. With fierce determination and the knowledge that your children come first, however, you can get through the process as a family….
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Joint Physical Custody Destroys Children Increasingly, judges are awarding divorcing parents equal physical custody of their minor children. Whether time is shared week-to-week or more often the arrangement has a superficial appeal. It looks fair, but children need a home,…
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In society today, divorce is becoming a way of life for many people. Millions of children have been a part of divorced families since 1972. It is estimated that over one third of the nation’s children will be affected by…
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Providing for your child after a divorce is stressful and can be a point of aggravation between the custodial and non-custodial parent. During this time of readjustment and new beginnings, it is important to keep things civil and easy. Each…
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Should a father have equal custody rights to his children after a divorce? Of course …why not? The mere fact that this is even a question in our society “the land of the free and home of the brave” is…
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Deadbeat dads are cruel and heartless right? The controversial issue of child support has many supporters of severe punishment for those parents that do not pay to support their children. However, what about those parents who faithfully support their children…
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When the writer of this guide first started practicing family law it was nearly impossible to predict how much child support my clients would be expected to pay or could expect to receive in a divorce. Orders varied widely depending on the…
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Yes. If we are looking at a father who has a loving safe stable environment, has no history of physical or metal abuse, which can and has provided for his children and nurturing, therefore he should be able to have…
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I was 6 years old when my parents split up. At the time i didn’t really know what had happened or why. Nothing really changed for me, as my dad worked away a lot we were never that close. My…
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It is sad to hear when money conquers all in divorce and custody cases. When you get down to the shear facts, and the decision has to made by the courts, the mother is more likely to be granted custody…
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Just the mention of child support conjures up images of lawyers, judges, and endless legal expenses. Nevertheless, of all the considerations in a divorce none equals the importance of determining the correct amount of child support. Some divorcing couples come…
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A Mother and Father should have the same rights and responsibility to each and everyone of their children and divorce should not change that. Fathers should always be able to have just as much right to their child(ren’s) life as…
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Your marriage is over, you know it and so does your spouse. You would pack up and leave today if their were no children. Struggling with the ongoing tug of war between the guilt you feel and the desire to…
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EFFECTS OF DIVORCE ON CHILDREN A divorce, contested or uncontested, is a big relief to the participant spouses. Surely, they would not have asked for a divorce, if there were at least reasonable happiness to be found in the union….
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The Attorney General is the task force for child support. They have judges that set the amount that is needed to be paid based on the salary of the non-custodial parent. The child’s age, just how much money the non-custodial…
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There has long been an inequality in the justice system with regard to a father being able to obtain custody rights to his children. I believe that a mother and father should have equal opportunity to obtain these rights. When…
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While child support laws vary from state to state, each state incorporates a formula, referred to as child support guidelines, for determining the amount of child support payments to be paid by the non-custodial parent (The parent with visitation) to…
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And people say divorce is tough on parents? How about us kids? “Zebra girl! Oreo cookie kid! N*&^%*r lover!” The kids in elementary school were relentless and I found myself friendless, doubtful, and all alone after my mother remarried a…
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