Family Law

Divorce studies don’t always look at older women, often focusing on younger individuals. However, divorce is a reality for people of all ages, so some researchers have begun to shift their focus. They wanted to find out what impact divorce had on the lives of older individuals.One thing that they noted was that there could

Change is rarely easy. Even when change is healthy and positive, it is rare that one is able to navigate significant change without encountering some practical and emotional challenges. Sometimes, these challenges can be beneficial. Not only can they clarify what still needs to be done, they can allow us to question whether a certain

The original goal of alimony was to make husbands provide for their wives. Alimony can be traced back centuries, and, though it may sound odd to the modern reader, this was a time in which women did not have any job opportunities. The courts assumed men would provide for them, and if a marriage broke

People build their own identities over time, and these can shift and change depending on where you are in life. Not that you don’t think of yourself as an independent individual, but you also thought of yourself as a spouse after you got married, for example, and as a parent after your first child was

It often seems like infidelity is the first thing people think of when asked why they think the divorce rate is so high. Certainly, this can have a huge impact and it does every year. However, it’s important to note that marriages end for all sorts of reasons, including: Two people got married very quickly.

Children react to their parents’ divorce in different ways, depending on their age, personality and a host of other factors. One issue that experts have noted is that a child may realize that there is a “vacuum” within the traditional family structure now that the parents are not together, and he or she will then

Though people often try to hide signs of physical abuse, the evidence is there in cuts, bruises and black eyes. They may try to downplay verbal abuse, but people know what’s happening when they hear shouting matches and insults. Emotional abuse, though, is often much harder — and even impossible — to spot from the

Divorce is a permanent solution to a critical problem. If you have an unhappy and unfulfilling marriage, then getting a divorce is the solution to that. However, when you get a divorce, it legally ends the marriage — and for some couples, that is too quick or too permanent of a move at the moment

In our last post, we talked about an important financial topic when a divorce occurs. If either spouse is a business owner, then there are substantial stakes to their split. This is just one of many possible financial topics that could be involved in any given divorce. Every case is unique, and there are a lot

Last month, we wrote a post about the financial factors involved in a divorce and what you need to consider, financially speaking, when you are going through a divorce. Related to that topic, today we’re going to talk about business owners going through divorce. Being a business owner demands a lot of hard work and dedication