Before you and your spouse got married, they asked you to use a prenuptial agreement. Perhaps you were getting married later in life, and you both had a significant amount of assets that you wanted to protect. The prenup was simply a way to make proactive decisions in...
Unless your spouse blindsides you with unexpected divorce papers, you probably have some time to plan your divorce. Not enough people take advantage of the period leading up to divorce to set up beneficial legal and economic protections. Like many people, you may...
There’s an interesting dichotomy between marriage and divorce in the United States. While women only propose about 5% of the time in heterosexual marriages, they initiate about 70% of all divorces. This suggests that – contrary to popular perception – men crave the...
Losing your job can be extremely stressful, especially when that is your sole source of income and you have a child support order to honor. If you stay out of work for a lengthy period, you may be concerned about an impending child support bill and what could happen...
Raising kids in two homes poses some difficulties, and one of them is your child refusing to visit you. When you and the other parent were in the same house, and your child was bothered or upset, they would go to their room. But now, they can refuse to visit you...
Of course, divorce changes a lot of things, including how you discipline your kids. Before, when they made a mistake, both parents could discipline them without difficulties since they were in the same house. But how can you do this from two homes? Anything is...
Marital infidelity is presumed to be a male-only problem when a husband goes outside a marriage and cheats on his spouse. While various reasons surround the illicit acts, not one factor stands out. However, recent data paints a much different picture, with wives...
Child custody is a contentious issue in many divorce cases. While a child needs both parents for healthy development, some parents do everything possible to get full custody. So, what do you do, as a father, to maintain that precious parent-child relationship if you...
You can’t keep your divorce secret from everyone, but you might not want the whole world to know, especially if the marriage ended due to some unsavory incidents. So it’s usually better to tell specific people yourself, rather than wait until they hear it third hand....
New Jersey is a state that follows the principle of equitable distribution when it comes to dividing property during divorce proceedings. This means that property and assets purchased or received during the marriage will be divided fairly and justly rather than being...
