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- Life After Bankruptcy
It’s understandable to be scared about filing for bankruptcy. However, despite rampant misinformation and unfortunate implications, your life circumstances really won’t change aside from ...
- The Pros & Cons of Filing for Joint Bankruptcy
If you are married, struggling with debt, and are now faced with the prospect of filing for bankruptcy, you will have to decide whether you will file a joint or individual bankruptcy. Before ...
- Why You Need an Attorney When Filing for Bankruptcy
While you are not required to have an attorney when filing for bankruptcy, not doing so is generally an unwise decision and can cause many problems to arise in court, costing you time and money, while ...
- How to Survive Father's Day as a Divorced Dad
How to Survive Father’s Day as a Divorced Dad Father’s Day is meant to celebrate the relationship between a father and his children. Unfortunately, this celebration becomes understandably ...
- When Can an Aunt or Uncle Petition for Custody?
In most circumstances, family law courts will do what they can to ensure children are raised by fit parents. During a divorce proceeding, for example, a judge will examine how each parent cares for ...
- Child Support for a Disabled Adult Child
Divorce is rarely easy for anyone, but for the parents of a disabled adult child, it can be even more complicated. Parents always have an obligation to provide financial support for their children ...
- How to Survive Father's Day as a Divorced Dad
How to Survive Father’s Day as a Divorced Dad Father’s Day is meant to celebrate the relationship between a father and his children. Unfortunately, this celebration becomes understandably ...
- Child Support for a Disabled Adult Child
Divorce is rarely easy for anyone, but for the parents of a disabled adult child, it can be even more complicated. Parents always have an obligation to provide financial support for their children ...
- How Might Remarriage Affect My Divorce Settlement?
When you or your ex-spouse remarry, some of the agreements from your divorce may change. After a divorce, especially one involving children, one party may have a financial duty to the other through ...
- How Do I Get an Order of Protection?
Domestic violence is a serious concern that may require more than peaceful talks and patience to resolve. If you have been injured, by an individual, you might require an order of protection. An order ...
- How to Survive Father's Day as a Divorced Dad
How to Survive Father’s Day as a Divorced Dad Father’s Day is meant to celebrate the relationship between a father and his children. Unfortunately, this celebration becomes understandably ...
- How Might Remarriage Affect My Divorce Settlement?
When you or your ex-spouse remarry, some of the agreements from your divorce may change. After a divorce, especially one involving children, one party may have a financial duty to the other through ...
- Who Gets the Pet in a Divorce?
When a couple decides to divorce, some of their biggest concerns may be who will get the house, or how custody of their children will work out. However, for some couples, another big topic might be ...
- How to Survive Father's Day as a Divorced Dad
How to Survive Father’s Day as a Divorced Dad Father’s Day is meant to celebrate the relationship between a father and his children. Unfortunately, this celebration becomes understandably ...
- Common Mistakes Dads Make During Divorce
In the past, courts were more likely to award primary custody to the mother rather than the father. But today, judges do not presume that the mother will be the primary caretaker. Rather, courts are ...
- How Might Remarriage Affect My Divorce Settlement?
When you or your ex-spouse remarry, some of the agreements from your divorce may change. After a divorce, especially one involving children, one party may have a financial duty to the other through ...
- How to Balance Parenting Time & Visitation During the Summer Months
California requires divorcing parents to come up with a parenting plan, sometimes called a parenting agreement, to determine a basic routine for child custody and visitation schedules. Most parents ...
- Holiday Child Custody Plans
Bringing the entire family together for the holidays can be a tricky endeavor for anyone. Matters are sure to only get more complicated if you are divorced and share children with your ex-spouse, ...
- How Do I Get an Order of Protection?
Domestic violence is a serious concern that may require more than peaceful talks and patience to resolve. If you have been injured, by an individual, you might require an order of protection. An order ...
- Who Gets the Pet in a Divorce?
When a couple decides to divorce, some of their biggest concerns may be who will get the house, or how custody of their children will work out. However, for some couples, another big topic might be ...
- How Retirement Assets Are Divided in Divorce
Retirement asset division is required if couples contributed to a retirement account during the course of their marriage. Accounts such as IRAs, 401ks, 403 plans, stock options, pension plans, and ...
- Dividing the Family Home During Divorce
When couples divorce, one of the biggest challenges is deciding what to do with the family home. Real estate is perhaps one of the most valuable assets for a family as well as one that holds countless ...
- How Might Remarriage Affect My Divorce Settlement?
When you or your ex-spouse remarry, some of the agreements from your divorce may change. After a divorce, especially one involving children, one party may have a financial duty to the other through ...
- What Rights Do I Have as a Stepparent?
Stepparents have historically had few rights in regards to their spouse’s children. After the year 2000, however, many states began to pass legislation that recognized the role of stepparents in ...