Divorce and Separation
Wife Divorces Subway Spokesperson for Heinous Crimes
September 2, 2015
When someone close to you is accused of heinous crimes, it can push you to want to get a divorce. When the charge is child pornography, you may fear for the safety of your children. The national news about Jared Fogel, the former spokesman for Subway, and his entanglement with child pornography h...
Mistakes to Avoid with your Lawyer
September 1, 2015
Divorce lawyers are expected to maintain a professional decorum at all times and serve the needs of their clients. However, there are certain behaviors that can complicate the client/lawyer relationship. An article from a divorce lawyer at the Huffington Post explains these behaviors and how they...
How do Children see Step-parents?
August 31, 2015
A single divorce is hard enough on children, but second marriages have a higher risk for divorce than first marriages. How do children think about multiple sets of step-parents? That's what scientists at University of Missouri College of Human Environmental Sciences decided to study. They interv...
Consider Hiring a Financial Adviser
August 30, 2015
Any divorce involves financial issues, but the older you get the more complicated the situation becomes. Ideally, both parties come away with enough money to support themselves and divide their assets according the the law. However, if one partner has been taking care of the finances for 30 years...
Sacred Cows of Marriage and Divorce
August 24, 2015
Google has been known to investigate some very strange areas. One couple who works for the company has decided to tackle the research on divorce and see if it really holds water. People throw around statistics about marriage and divorce all the time, but Astro Teller (yes, that's his name) says t...
New Jersey Considering Mediation before Allowing Divorce
August 23, 2015
We've talked about how some states are requiring couples to attend sessions that explain the effects of divorce, but New Jersey may be taking it to a whole new level. They may require divorcing couples to go through mediation sessions first before they can legally divorce. Mediators says it saves...
Survey Reveals Current Religious Attitudes Toward Divorce
August 20, 2015
Most family lawyers try their best to stay out of the religious dimension of their client's divorce cases, but religious questions can affect the decisions of many clients. In some religions divorce is seen as a sin, but how do Americans in general feel? A new survey by LifeWay Research of 1,000...
1 in 4 Older Couples Now Divorcing
August 18, 2015
All relationships will have problems, but there are couples that hang on just because of children or financial security. They may even be relatively happy. But after a lifetime of work and the children are all raised, sometimes a member of the couple may reassess why they are still in the relatio...
Divorce Gone Very Wrong
August 15, 2015
A heartbreaking case involving child custody continues in Michigan. The ex-husband in the case has been trying to gain custody of the children, but the ex-wife has continually thwarted the husband's attempts, even defying court orders to do so. Worse, she has convinced the children that their fat...
States Considering Counseling Before Divorce
August 14, 2015
Should the state force couples to attend counseling sessions before their divorces are finalized? That's what Oklahoma has just done. Oklahoma has one of the highest divorce levels in the nation. Since November 1st of last year, divorcing couples who have children need to attend four counseling s...