Your Legal Guide Through Life’s Twists And Turns
What happens when your ex-wife leaves the country with your two children? In most instances, this is a situation of international child abduction and the country to which she fled will help return the children back to the United States. But for one man, his rights as...
Should child custody laws be different for individuals who serve in the military? Going through a military divorce carries the same emotional stress as the average divorce. But complications can arise if the couple has children together and is determining what custody...
Celebrity divorces and property division disputes are constantly in the news. Often, a highly-publicized custody dispute accompanies a celebrity divorce; allegations fly back and forth as the couple fights for custody of their children. One celebrity in particular has...
Divorce proceedings can be complicated and drawn out. Depending on the couple, there may be a lot of issues that need to be resolved before the divorce is finalized. Often couples will get caught up in finding a custody plan that satisfies both parties. But sometimes...
In a previous post, the complicated nature of a military divorce was discussed. Even though a divorce generally is hard on a couple, there are a lot of other factors to consider when one or both spouses are in the military. Often some of the more complicated matters...
In the midst of child custody proceedings, judges look at what's in the best interests of the child to determine what sort of custody plan should be in place. Historically mothers would get custody because courts believed that children needed to be with their mothers....
Though couples generally do not enter into marriage thinking that they will get divorced, that is sometimes the outcome. A couple can arrive at the decision to end their marriage for many reasons. But when that happens, a couple is faced with the task of dividing up...
During divorce proceedings, couples have to divide the property and then figure out how to share parenting time with one another. Once the divorce is finalized, both parties live with the decision and move forward from there. But what happens if one parent wants to...
Often, when a couple decides to get divorced, there are several factors that led them to that decision. Sometimes one thing can drive a wedge in a marriage while other times it is several issues that can cause a couple to drift apart. It is no surprise that the...
We've seen that custody battles can become ugly as couples fight for custody of their shared children. The emotional strain of a divorce, if the couple had been married, can only further intensify a custody dispute to where it can become harmful to the children. When...
