Divorce Articles - AllLaw.com
- Abandonment - A Divorce Issue In high conflict divorces, abandonment is a common factor.
- Anger Can Block Divorce Recovery Anger seems to be the most severe problem for the parents, for the courts and--most importantly--for the children.
- Anger Makes Divorce, Litigation More Difficult Divorce is one of the greatest losses anyone ever suffers, and divorcing individuals sometimes get stuck in the anger stage.
- Blame Game Won't Solve Anything The most important question anyone can ask when they find themselves involved in a dispute is, "How did I contribute to this problem?"
- Breaking Up Is Costly To Do One unavoidable consequence of divorce is the downward adjustment of standards of living, which is a very painful experience.
- Broke, Divorcing and So Very Self Centered I want what I want, I want it all, and I want it NOW!!!!!!
- Case Pits Individualism vs Community Cross-cultural disputes are always difficult particularly when parents from different cultures divorce.
- Children Lose When A Divorced Parent Is Forced Out When a parent's needs are different from a child's needs, we can only hope the child's needs will come first.
- Child Support Child support is mandatory in all actions involving minor children.
- Community Property and Separate Property One of the primary issues in a divorce is how to split up the community property assets.
- Courtesy Can Prevent Divorce Disaster Divorce is never a pleasure, but it doesn't have to be a catastrophe
- Crisis Psychologists report that it often takes a crisis to motivate people to change and grow in any significant way.
- Custody of Minor Children Both parents must decide on custody of minor children under the age of 18.
- Custody To Mothers One should always question the accuracy of descriptions from both sides in divorce cases.
- Cut Legal Fees With Honesty Lawyer fees don't need to become enormous in divorce cases if the divorcing spouses are honest and reasonable.
- Disappear Divorce will change a relationship, not end it.
- Disobeying Court Orders Leads To More Trouble The argument that the court order is unfair or wrong because of a mistake or a lie is also fruitless.
- Divorce Can Force Home Sale Owning a home is the American dream, which sometimes vanishes when divorce occurs.
- Divorce Cases, Lacking a Right or Wrong, Toughest For Judges A number of judges have told me they'd sooner preside over grisly criminal cases than divorce or custody suits.
- Divorce Counseling Eases The Pain Divorce counseling is aimed at taking a marriage apart, but doing so with dignity and respect.
- Divorce Court Orders Don't Affect Creditors One of the issues involved in divorce cases is which spouse has to pay what debts.
- The Divorce Process A divorce starts with a divorce petition.
- Divorce Should Be A Couple's Last Resort - Not It's First Divorce always makes problems much, much worse.
- Divorce Terminology A divorce may be one of the most complex legal processes that a person encounters in his or her lifetime.
- Divorced Parent Squabbling Can Take Toll On Children A divorced couple's utter disrespect for one another was the cause of their child's failures and pain.
- Divorcing Parents Need To Know That Divorce Changes Their Relationship To One Another, Divorce Does Not End It Divorce in families with children is a process, not an event.
- Don't Bad-Mouth Divorcing Parents In Front Of Children, Criticizing A Parent Also Hurts Kids Staying neutral when someone we love is going through the agony of divorce can be difficult, but it's one of the kindest things we can do their children.
- Don't Expect A Quick Fix From Marriage Counseling Divorcing couples who do try counseling need to be prepared to work hard, to be patient and to make and accept change.
- Don't Let Divorce Fail Too Divorced parents who don't learn civil communication skills will have a failed-divorce that will harm their children even more than their failed-marriage did.
- Fair Alimony Is Aim Of Project One reason alimony causes so much trouble is there are no practical guidelines for lawyers and judges to follow.
- Fees, Emotional Cost Of Going To Divorce Court Are Enormous Most people seem to know that divorce litigation can cost a lost of money for legal fees. But there are other costs as well--emotional costs.
- Good Divorce Lawyers Tell You Bad News The hallmark of a good lawyer is that he or she will tell a client things the client does not want to hear.
- "Good Providers" Can Be Rotten At Marriage The belief seems to be that by providing money one will have met his responsibilities and deserve to be acclaimed an accomplished parent and spouse. But that's not how it works.
- Healthy Parent s View Their Divorce As Incurable Divorced couples with children should view one another as an incurable disease or injury.
- Honor And Honesty Is Refreshing To See A contract or promise is only as good as the honor of the parties who make it.
- Is Common Law Marriage an Alternative to the Real Thing There are many reasons why people choose not to get married.
- Lawyers For Kids Might Ease Divorce Wars Most lawyers would rather represent the children in child support or custody disputes than either of the parents.
- Legal Answer Can Make Divorce Much Worse Many people come to court expecting that the legal answer to their problem will make everything all better.
- Legal Requirements for DivorceThere are a few legal requirements which must be met to file for a divorce in most states.
- Lying In Divorce Is Wrong - and Illegal The proverb that honesty is the best policy holds true, even in divorce--especially in divorce.
- Marital Settlement Agreements A marital settlement agreement spells out the terms of the divorce and the relationship between the two spouses after the divorce.
- Marriage Marriage counselors can help married couples try to keep their marriages from ending in divorce, but only if each spouse has a realistic understanding of how marriage counseling works.
- Neutrals What divorce clients report is rarely accurate and never complete.
- New Fairy Tale Could Explain About 'Happily Ever After' I think the time has come for someone to write "Cinderella: The Sequel."
- No Counseling Is More Costly, Get Counseling! Not going to counseling often means that whatever problem the family is having will become more severe.
- No Fault The historical experience of tying divorce remedies to fault clearly demonstrated that fault was an unwholesome factor.
- Other Issues Disclosure, health insurance, counseling and other issues.
- Parenting Classes Helped This Dad Parenting is the single most important job anyone ever undertakes to do.
- Proving Fault Won't Make Divorce Easier Men and women involved in divorce lawsuits continue to pay lawyers thousands of dollars to try to prove that the break-up of the marriage is all the other spouse's fault.
- Retirement Benefits Accrued or vested retirement benefits are community property, thus subject to division in a dissolution action.
- Second Marriage Can Be As Difficult As The First One 70 percent of second marriages that involve stepchildren fail.
- Smart Divorced Parents Turn Opinion Differences Into Unified Discipline Valuing diversity is a skill that is necessary to make a marriage work.
- Split Parents Learn Both Are Often Right There are almost always numerous solutions to any problem.
- Spousal Support (Alimony) Spousal support, as it is now commonly called, has in the past been known as "alimony".
- Standard of Living Can Come Between Spoiled Brat Children Parents who give their children too many material comforts inadvertently cripple their children.
- Tax Implications Divorce can be a very challenging period in your life. Which spouse owes tax?
- There Are Ways To Cut Legal Fees Divorced parents often spend thousands of dollars to pay lawyers, after their divorce is over, to argue about changes to child support.
- Turnabout Isn't Fair Play In Divorce Meanness, in divorce cases, and even cruelty, are familiar reactions to the mutual disappointment of a failed relationship.
- Uncontested vs. Contested Divorces While no divorce is truly "uncontested" in the sense that there are no disagreements, these disagreements do not always have to be resolved in court.
- Vengeance Harms Both Parties During A Divorce Divorcing parents who have an urge to do one another in almost always end up hurting themselves.
- What Happens in a Divorce? The necessary steps in obtaining a divorce will depend on the particular situation of the parties getting the divorce.
- Why Divorce and Bankruptcy Often go Hand in Hand Money is the number one stress factor in many relationships.
- Yes, You Can Get Along With Your Ex Divorced parents sometimes seem to be stuck in a time warp.
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