Divorce

When you repeated your vows to be with your spouse, “for richer or poorer,” most people hope for the former of those two options. In divorce, the couple must now divide the assets they accumulated throughout the marriage between them, but the part that is not quite as sexy is that the debts must also…

Asset division is a complicated matter. Tennessee is an equitable distribution state, which means that your assets are divided fairly, not necessarily equally. If your divorce is proceeding amicably, you and your spouse may even come to your own agreement about how this is done: perhaps you will keep the family home, but your spouse…

The ability to file an appeal after receiving a ruling in a civil or criminal court is one of the best aspects of the judicial system in the United States. An appeal is not a second chance to try a case that did not end the way you would have liked. There is no presentation…

Deciding how marital debt will be resolved is a sensitive topic in divorce negotiations. You will probably not be surprised to learn that asset division – splitting up the money and the “stuff” accumulated during the marriage – is one of the most conflict-ridden aspects of divorce. It seems like no one ever wants to…

One of the common complaints we hear, from potential clients and from others, is that Party A ruined the credit score of Party B, and Party B feels he or she deserves some kind of justice as a result. While it is true that two married people can affect one another’s credit scores, the overall…

You may have seen or heard advertisements for a Do-It-Yourself divorce: some kit you can buy with all the right paperwork at the local office supply store, or a firm that will process the paperwork for you for one flat fee. If you are financially insecure, or simply want to “get it over with,” you…

The man in his 50s with the sleek, cherry-red sports car. The woman in her late 40s who suddenly starts looking into plastic surgery. The change of wardrobe. The daredevil acts. The affair with the secretary or yoga instructor. No doubt, you have heard all of the stereotypical signs of the “mid-life crisis,” a period…

It’s a popular joke online that Millennials are “killing” everything: diamonds, department stores, various fast-food restaurants, and so forth. What is less of a joke is the younger generation’s divorce rates. According to new research by University of Maryland, College Park, the children (and grandchildren) of the Baby Boomers may be “killing” divorce, too. Phillip…

In the fairytale version of our lives, two people meet, fall in love, one proposes marriage with a ring, the other accepts, they get married, and they live happily ever after. Engagement jewelry is made to last, is quite expensive, and has a lot of emotional attachment for both the giver and receiver. As you…