Divorce

For some children, school can be stressful when their parents are divorced, whether the divorce was years ago or just happened over the summer. It is our responsibility as parents to ensure our kids feel safe and secure at school and at home. But when parents divorce, there can be a lot of questions regarding…

Between the time you got divorced and the time you read this, your life circumstances may have changed. Or, maybe your ex-spouse’s life circumstances have changed. Either way, your original divorce decree may no longer make sense. In cases like these, you may be able to modify your divorce agreement to adjust it to your…

When business owners decide to get divorced, many questions will arise about how the business will be valued and how the assets will be distributed. Whether it is a family business or a company that you started before you got married, the first and most important step is to get a fair and accurate valuation…

In the throes of the conflict of divorce, people will inevitably say and do things that they will later regret. Now that social media platforms are a part of life for many people, if a person is in a foul mood or feeling bitter about the divorce, he or she has an instant audience with…

Father’s Day began in 1910, when a daughter wanted to honor her father, who had raised six children alone after his wife died in childbirth. In 1972, Father’s Day became a permanent holiday signed into law by President Richard Nixon. Today, Father’s Day can be fraught with many mixed emotions, but after a divorce it…

You might think it strange to hear divorce attorneys sharing tips for how to keep your marriage together, but since we have the vantage point of seeing couples (often) at their worst, we can share what we have seen to be the cause of many breakups. A recent piece in HuffPo took a look at…

You have both agreed that it is time to get a divorce, but given both of your high-profile lives, you dread the privacy nightmare that divorce can bring. Even if you are not a high-profile couple, you may still want to guard the privacy of your divorce. In cases where the marriage ended because one…

There is a vital ingredient needed if you want to get divorced, and that is a valid marriage. In Tennessee, the question of whether a marriage is legitimate is an important one because of how the law regards the qualifications for wedding officiants. There was a recent story in USA TODAY about a couple who…

Pre-divorce planning is taking a proactive approach to exiting a marriage that is not working for either spouse any longer. If you have arrived at the decision that the marriage is over and that you will file for a divorce, there are some steps that you can take in preparation to make the divorce process…