Divorce

Divorce is a family affair -- it affects everyone, including your children. There's bound to be some fear, grief and even anger on their part -- so how do you know if they're handling things in a healthy manner or not? There are a number of signs that your kids are...

When should you think about divorce? Is it when your marriage has been on the rocks for a year or longer? Should you start thinking about it after only a couple months of trouble? Attorneys have actually long advocated "divorce planning" in the form of prenuptial...

A lot of same-sex couples who had been together for a long time celebrated the Supreme Court's declaration that gay marriage was legal by doing what a lot of other couples in love have done. They eloped. While they probably didn't sneak out of their parents' houses in...

Getting a divorce is a lot more complicated than just deciding that your marriage is truly over. You have to start thinking like a single person again. Depending on how long you've been in your relationship, that can be hard to do -- but it's absolutely necessary. In...

Divorce can be a messy, expensive process. The last thing, however, that you want to let your divorce cost you is your job. Unfortunately, that's a real possibility when you can't find a way to draw a division between your personal and professional lives. Here are...

Every marriage has its ups and downs -- but if your marriage seems like it has been on the "down" side of things for a long while, is it time to get an attorney? According to divorce attorneys, here are the signs that a marriage is terminal -- not merely troubled. 1....

It isn't unusual for interfaith marriages to happen these days -- and it isn't unusual for one or both spouses to turn back to their religious roots during a difficult time (like divorce). However, that can create all sorts of unintentional conflicts over the...

Whether you were only staying together for the sake of the children or just grew apart after you had an "empty nest," telling your adult children that their parents are getting divorced is never easy. In fact, it's probably easier both to break the news to young...

Divorce used to be seen as a shameful subject in this nation -- at the very best, it was a sign of a personal failure. At it's worst, it was seen as a moral failing as well. Those days are now long past -- divorce is now seen as morally acceptable by most people --...

It isn't unusual for couples considering divorce to physically separate while they sort out their feelings. It is a little unusual, however, to talk about your impending divorce on Twitter before you've bothered to tell your spouse that you've decide to proceed....