Divorce
Improving Communication between Co-Parents and Kids during a Divorce
When your vision of a happy family life and home has faded into a battle over marital assets, alimony and parenting plans, it might seem like you will never be able to see your former spouse as anything but an enemy. But both parents have a responsibility to learn to communicate like mature adults so…
Read MoreDivorce Mediation Is an Alternative to Contentious Litigation
Many people think a divorce has to be an ugly, costly, painful conflict where each party walks away feeling as if they lost out somehow. However, if the spouses who are ready to part ways have the maturity and the communication skills to come to an agreement that they would like a less acrimonious split,…
Read MoreKeeping Your Divorce Out of the Public Eye
You do not have to live in Lewis County to have a vested interest in the recent drama playing out in the papers with Tennessee Senator Josey Hensley and his now ex-wife. For public figures – politicians, celebrities, local business owners and the like – seeing an intimate personal tragedy through the lens of the…
Read MoreWho Pays College Tuition After Divorce?
Whether or not divorced parents can be required to pay college tuition for their child depends on what state they live in – actually what state they were divorced in. Some states can order divorced parents to pay these expenses. However, in Tennessee there is no legal requirement for divorced parents to pay college tuition…
Read MoreIt Is True: You Can Now Use Facebook to Serve Divorce Papers
Or at least, you can serve your spouse divorce papers via Facebook if you live in New York. The Wall Street Journal reports that a “Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Matthew Cooper allows a lawyer for 26-year-old nurse Ellanora Baidoo to serve the divorce summons to Victor Sena Blood-Dzraku through a private message from her Facebook…
Read MoreIs There a Penalty for Hiding Assets in a Divorce?
Where is the love? This is a question people who are in the midst of a divorce might ask when they discover that their soon-to-be-ex spouse has been hiding assets that belong to both of them. Unfortunately, hiding assets in divorce is all too common. What are the penalties for hiding assets in a divorce?…
Read MoreWhere Does Fido Go When Pet Parents Hit Splitsville?
A custody fight over a dog? If you have to ask that question, then you are clearly not a dog lover. Increasingly in recent years, disputes over who will get custody of the family pet have been on the rise in divorce cases across the U.S. In a survey about pet custody cases last year,…
Read MoreComplicated Divorce Issues: How Business Valuation and Division Works
In January 2015, Harold Hamm, who has been embroiled in a spectacularly complicated divorce, wrote a $975 million check to his ex-wife to settle their property division dispute that began in 2012. Mr. Hamm is the billionaire CEO of Continental Resources, a business he started in 1967. Mr. Hamm is said to be worth more…
Read MoreWho Gets the Beach House? (And Other Questions about Asset Division in Divorce)
The division of assets can be one of the most contentious issues divorcing couples have to deal with. When the couple has a vacation home in another state or perhaps even in another country, things can get complicated when it comes to deciding who takes what. When coming to a fair compromise is out of…
Read MoreThe Effects of Parental Alienation on Children of Divorce
Parenting is a challenging task on a good day, but throw in a divorce and a custody battle, possible financial difficulties and unwanted change everywhere you look, it’s a wonder children survive to adulthood. Epic custody battles have achieved almost folkloric status in our culture. Sometimes, parents who are facing the most difficult changes in…
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