For a lot of divorcing couples, the question of who gets to keep the dog or cat (or any other pet) can be far more important than who gets to keep the living room furniture. Unfortunately, pets in most states are merely property under the law. That makes pet owners --...
Child support is one of the most complex issues in any divorce -- and one of the most agonizing financial concerns. If you have primary custody of the kids, you're naturally concerned about making sure that they have everything they need. If you don't have primary...
Do you worry that your divorce will end up dragging along because you and your spouse can't agree on a specific issue that's related, like child support? If you live in California, you may be able to separate the issue that's holding things up from the issue of your...
The advent of social media has changed numerous things about American society -- including what many people see as infidelity. Traditional notions of infidelity required an actual physical dalliance between an unfaithful spouse and his or her romantic partner. Thanks...
What do you do when your child doesn't want to visit your co-parent? Maybe your child simply resents the schedule interruption caused by visitation. Perhaps going to the other parent's house is boring. Maybe your ex-spouse and your child simply aren't getting along....
Could you be on the hook for your adult child's college tuition and other expenses as part of his or her child support? Maybe. California's child support law requires parents to continue paying support to their children past their 18th birthday only if they are:...
Money can't buy happiness. Money also can't buy a lasting marriage. That's the official word from researchers, at least. According to a recent study by a number of economists, the costly trappings of a wedding, including an expensive engagement ring, are no barrier to...
What do you do when your ex isn't following the court-ordered custody schedule for your children? This is the sort of post-divorce event that nearly every parent dreads. Yet, most parents fail to have a response plan in mind if it does happen. Don't make that mistake....
Celebrities often go through the same sort of struggles that ordinary people do -- just more publicly and on a larger scale. There are elements of their lives, however, that often help illustrate some valuable lessons. One of those lessons is what it means to pay...
As of 2015, same-sex marriages have been legal everywhere in the nation. That's great news. Unfortunately, however, not every marriage gets a happy ending. For same-sex couples that do divorce, the complicated history of same-sex marriages in the United States has a...