Divorce 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,…

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Keeping 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…

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Who 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…

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It 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…

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Where 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,…

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The 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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