Divorce

After a dissolution of marriage, you may feel as if your financial situation has been set-back. You may feel forced to go back to working an nine to five office job, or even longer hours than expected. Your newly found independent relationship status may force you to live a moderate lifestyle and spend less than…

Learning how to cope with your emotional distress from your separation of your ex-spouse is how someone must change their lifestyle because you can end up with emotional baggage that can be harmful to your mental and physical health. There are many healthy ways to change your lifestyle on coping with the separation of your…

What is the most favorable title between spouses? Joint tenancy and community property have much in common but there are some notable differences.   Joint Tenancy Joint tenancy is a type of co-ownership where two or more people, oftentimes spouses, individually own an undivided whole of the property and together are regarded as a single…

If you are going through the divorce process, timing may be an important factor for your pocketbook. New tax laws concerning divorce have been recently enacted. Read on to learn how these new laws could impact you. Alimony tax laws will undergo noteworthy changes on January 1, 2019. Under present codes, alimony is deductible for the…

It is imperative to understand that each divorce situation is unique. The causes and impacts are divergent by cases and that includes the effects on children. The emotional impacts that children experience vary from age. For instance, younger children may be affected differently than say a teenager. Teenagers may be more prone to lashing out…

Social media allows people to share their lives and feelings to a public space. It also has functions that enable users to meet new people or search for a romantic partner. On the other hand, your social media activity can turn into an allegation in your marriage and be held against you. This is because…

Family heirlooms, which include antiques, photos, jewelry, or other collectibles, can be at the center of attention during divorce. The following tips can be used in order to facilitate the legal rights surrounding valuable items. 1. Personal Property v. Marital Assets Anything acquired before marriage is considered personal property, while anything acquired after marriage is…

Shared custody between parents occurs when a judge allows guardianship and care for a child to both divorcing parents. Shared custody can be distinguished either by shared legal custody -such as religion or academics- and shared physical custody -which is how the child divides his time between both parents’ homes. Once the shared custody has…