How Your Income and Other Personal Characteristics Can Determine Your Likelihood of Divorce
When you get married, you vow to spend the rest of your life with your partner, for better or for worse. Nearly all couples taking these vows truly believe that they will uphold them and have every intention of remaining together for the rest of their lives. But current divorce statistics say otherwise. You might […]
How is a Collaborative Divorce Different from Divorcing through Mediation?
If you are considering a divorce, you probably know that there are a few ways to complete the process. You can complete your divorce through litigation, which means bringing your case to the courtroom to have it decided by a judge. You can also complete it through one of two methods of alternative dispute resolution: […]
Social Media and your Divorce
Social media plays a pivotal role in most of our lives. It is where we find out about friends’ and loved ones’ engagements, promotions, new babies, and other milestone events. It is also where many of us seek comfort from friends in our times of need. Although you are probably feeling difficult emotions like anger, […]
Paying Taxes After your Divorce
Tax time is here again, and if you are recently divorced or currently going through the divorce process, you might be wondering whether you can file for divorce jointly or singly. As long as you were still married on December 31st of the previous year, you can file your taxes jointly with your spouse. For […]
Three Types of IRS Relief for Spouses Who File Jointly
If you have recently gone through a divorce or you are currently going through the process, deciding whether to file your taxes jointly with your spouse or separately is probably weighing on your mind. This can be a complicated decision to make, and there is no one solution that works for all individuals and couples. […]
Choosing your Child’s Religion: What to Do When you and your Former Partner Disagree
Religion and its role in a child’s life can be a controversial topic. On the one hand, a parent wants to raise his or her child to make their own decisions about the “big” topics like God, death, and our moral duties as human beings. On the other, religion often provides the framework in which […]
Protecting your Business Interests in a Divorce
For many Americans, a small business provides their sole source of income. Whether you work as an independent accountant, a freelance writer, a restaurant or store owner, or a skilled crafts person, you are operating a small business for a living. This means that if you get divorced, your small business is considered to be […]
What are the Benefits of a Collaborative Divorce?
If you are considering filing for divorce and you are currently researching your options for how to divorce, you have likely read about collaborative law divorces. A collaborative divorce is a divorce where the couple determines the terms of their settlement entirely on their own, then works together to complete the divorce with guidance from […]
Is Your Divorce a High Asset Divorce?
Wealth can be a relative feeling. You might feel like you are working yourself to the bone to bring home a comfortable salary, but still have a hard time making all your payments each month. Conversely, you might find yourself making a comparatively smaller salary than others in your community, but able to afford all […]
Is a Collaborative Law Divorce Right for You? Ask yourself the Following Questions to Find Out
Every divorce is unique. While one couple divorces because of infidelity, another divorces because they simply cannot agree about how to run their small business. A couple might have few assets and no children while another might have children, multiple real estate properties, significant assets, and a severely strained relationship. This latter couple’s divorce would […]