Getting out of a bad marriage is not as easy as it often looks and sounds from the outside. There are a lot of significant and difficult adjustments that must be made to go from married to single, even when the split is amicable and mutual. When one spouse is against, or actively fights, a...

Divorce is considered by most people who have experienced it as the most difficult time in their lives, and a period which required a number of hard decisions be made in a relatively short period of time. Divorce extracts an emotional, financial, and lifestyle toll on everyone involved, and trying to find the fastest and...

Bankruptcy can provide the financial relief a person needs, but the process to achieve this outcome is complicated. Bankruptcy law is one of the more technical areas in the legal system, and even sophisticated entities can make mistakes. Much of the complexity comes from the numerous documents that must be filed in a certain order,...

Paying child support is an integral part of sharing child custody as the non-custodial parent. The law requires the parent with less responsibility for the day-to-day duties and expenses of childrearing to pay to help financially support his or her children until they become legal adults. Providing this support puts a strain on the budgets...

No matter how amicable a divorce may be, each spouse is almost certain to struggle with the change and will find it hard to view the other spouse in a positive light. While compromise and negotiation are the desirable ways to handle divorce, there are situations that call for court intervention and oversight to ensure...

While the hardest part of ending a marriage may be deciding and articulating an intent to file for divorce, the complicated decisions do not end at this point. Many other issues must be resolved before a divorce decree may be issued. One of the first things a spouse must determine is the type of divorce...

Parents have a moral and legal obligation to financially support their children until adulthood, and the legal mandate exists regardless of whether the parents are married or not. Legally-recognized parents are always accountable for child support, but this obligation is subsumed into the normal household expenses when a couple is together. It is only through...

Typically, many negative financial events precipitate the decision to file for bankruptcy. Some people come to the decision to file for bankruptcy only after suffering tax liens placed against their property or civil judgments issued by a court. The implications of these legal measures to collect debt is scary and overwhelming for most people, and...

Retirement benefits are a source of financial security that are highly valued and take years of work and fiscal sacrifice to accumulate. However, just like other assets owned by a married couple, these accounts are subject to division in the event of divorce. This reality is often a hard blow to the spouse who amassed...

In today’s world, everyone is expected to attend college and emerge with a degree that will help them find a job. Even the most entry level jobs require workers to have a college degree, regardless of whether it helps them perform the work better. Advanced education means high bills, requiring most students to take out...