Divorce can be a bit more complicated if you and your spouse are also joint business owners. You may have started the business together and then fallen in love and gotten married, or you may have already been a married couple when you decided to start working...
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Year: 2024
Should you still get divorced if you are pregnant?
The decision to divorce is a deeply personal one that only you, your spouse or both of you combined can make. One thing that can make deciding even tougher is pregnancy. Unless ending the marriage is a matter of safety, then you might want to hold off a little, at...
How would proposed law help disabled kids of divorce?
Laws and recognized practices around divorce, child custody and other family law issues vary by state. In some cases, they vary within a state. Where you live can determine important family matters moving forward after divorce. For example, an Ohio Supreme Court...
Why are young couples less likely to get divorced?
An interesting phenomenon has happened with divorce rates recently. For older couples, the rates have been skyrocketing. For instance, if you look back at the divorce rate for Americans who were over 55 in 1990, it was half what the rate for that same age group is...
Does divorce usually happen relatively quickly?
Many couples get divorced relatively quickly after getting married. They just realize that they’ve made a mistake. Maybe they entered into the marriage too soon, or perhaps they felt pressured. For instance, someone may feel a lot of pressure from their family to get...
Modifying child custody to resolve a conflict between co-parents
Many courts believe that it is in a child’s best interests if their divorced parents share custody. Divorced parents who share custody frequently work together to raise their child. Co-parents often rotate days or weeks when they are responsible for providing their...
Are you and your spouse ready for a divorce?
Determining that you want to dissolve your marriage can be one of the toughest decisions. With the sensitivity of this matter, you need to be sure you want a divorce before filing for one. Here are four questions you and your spouse should ask yourselves: Are you just...
3 estate planning steps during or immediately after a divorce
Divorce is emotionally draining, consuming your thoughts and energy for months or even years. Updating your estate plan might be the last thing on your mind. However, neglecting it poses a risk - your ex-spouse could inherit assets meant for someone else. Taking...
Should you create a trust for your children after your divorce?
Every parent prioritizes ensuring a secure financial future for their children. As a couple, you and your spouse likely created a joint estate plan that named each other as beneficiaries on your life insurance policies, with the intent that the monies would be used to...
Did you commingle your inheritance?
When you’re getting divorced, you have to divide the assets that you own together. These are known as marital assets. The alternative is that there are some separate assets, which are things that you or your spouse may own individually. These do not have to be divided...