Parents preparing for divorce often feel anxious about custody matters. They don't want a change in their marital status to affect the relationship they enjoy with their children. Particularly if they spend less time parenting than their spouse or if they have had a...
Baby Boomer couples are breaking up after many years of marriage. This trend, known as "gray divorce," shows no signs of slowing down. There are several complex factors contributing to the rise of gray divorce. Factors like becoming empty nesters, being in debt and...
If you and your spouse decide to continue living together until the divorce is final, it's vital to take measures to avoid misunderstandings that can complicate your divorce. This is necessary even if you are divorcing amicably. Here are four tips to consider: Live as...
One of the most difficult aspects of sharing custody is seeing one’s children less often. Some parents even try to continue marriages that leave them truly unhappy because they hate the idea of having their children stay elsewhere some of the time. Thankfully, with...
Divorce can be an emotionally challenging process, especially when there are disagreements about how to divide assets and make arrangements for the future. While people often focus on matters like property division and financial support, one key issue that may arise...
How many times have you heard of someone staying in an unhappy marriage for the sake of the children? Or, as soon as their children have left their nest, they surprise friends and family (and sometimes their spouse) with a divorce announcement. Is it always better for...
People often think of angry spouses facing off in family court when they picture divorce proceedings. The media loves to dramatize divorce as a contentious process in which spouses fight with one another. While litigated divorces do serve an important purpose in...
There is no requirement to get divorced in the same state where you got married. If you and your spouse got married in Michigan and then moved to Ohio, you don’t have to drive back across the border to end your marriage. You can just get a divorce in Ohio. That being...
People who share children have to determine how to make their parenting relationship work if they aren’t romantically involved any longer. Some people choose to co-parent, which requires them to have frequent contact with each other. Even for individuals who get along...
Divorce can be a very tense process in which spouses battle with one another. That adversarial approach can be damaging, especially if they share children with each other. Children can suffer worse divorce-related consequences in cases where their parents expose them...