Divorce is extremely stressful for the spouses involved. However, it's also challenging if there are any children in your family. It usually means you have to drag your kids and their lives into your separation. Due to the stress, parents often experience a tremendous...
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What Should You Know About Child Support?
Divorce contains multiple factors beyond just ending your marriage. Between organizing your finances, dividing assets and figuring out child custody, there are many issues to consider. Among these is child support, which is often a more complicated part of the...
Five red flags that divorce is on the horizon
Red flags can be hard to spot when you're in the midst of a relationship. You tend to focus on all the great aspects and attributes of a person and purposefully turn a blind eye to the harsh realities. But red flags never go away, and they will most likely end in a...
What happens to my business in a divorce?
Business owners invest a lot of time, money, and energy into making their business a success. Despite all the effort the goes into a business, a divorce can drastically upset the nature of a divorce. Divorces involving a business can be much more complicated than...
Understanding when sole custody makes sense
As you and your spouse divorce, the issue of custody will arise if you have children. You may bristle at the idea of sharing custody if you’re unhappy with your spouse. But they may nonetheless be a good parent. Yet, this subject could prove contentious if your...
Benefits of forensic accounting in a divorce
They say money is the root of all evil, but that’s not always true. Although when you find out your spouse is hiding funds in preparation for divorce, it can really feel that way. Oftentimes, ex-spouses conceal financial information and leave you with the short end of...
How are Arizona divorces different for same-sex couples?
After years of waiting, Arizona’s same-sex couples finally won the right to marry in October 2014. That meant you could at last enjoy the many legal benefits linked to marriages. And while Arizona doesn’t have a separate set of laws for same-sex divorces, your divorce...
Yes, this too shall pass
Divorce easily ranks among the hardest things most people ever endure. It’s right up there with grieving the loss of a loved one. In fact, it can take you through many of the same emotions. In many ways, divorce is a death—the death of a close relationship—and maybe...
What are parenting time and legal decision making?
Divorce can be a stressful experience, especially when it involves children and the critical decisions to make about their lifestyle and future. Both parents share the duty and goal of helping their son or daughter succeed. Preferably both caregivers play the lead...
What does Arizona mean by a “no-fault” divorce?
Prior to every divorce, something about the marriage has changed. Sometimes, it’s clear what happened. Your spouse cheated, or there was violence. Other times, it’s harder to say when things changed, but the change is still there. You don’t feel connected. You don’t...