If you and your spouse are facing a divorce, you may be dreading the property division phase of the process. The more assets and debts you have, the more complicated property division will be. Your concerns may include dividing debt, splitting pensions properly and...
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What happens to the rings when you divorce your spouse?
Engagement and wedding rings play an oversized role in marital traditions in the U.S. Not only do these rings signify love and commitment, but they also often have considerable value. In fact, according to reporting from NBC News, the average proposer spent nearly...
How can you improve your co-parenting relationship?
One of the most challenging aspects of divorce is parenting your children with your former spouse. You want the best for your kids, but making decisions in the wake of a divorce is often challenging. This is especially true if your ex exhibits narcissistic tendencies,...
How to protect the parent-child relationship when you divorce
Divorce inspires conflicting emotions among children who want their parents to stay together but do not want to live with parents who cannot live harmoniously. Children can experience additional trauma resulting from their parents' intentional or unintentional...
Can parallel parenting work for you?
Parallel parenting has existed as an option for parents going through divorce. It provides stability to children of divorce while also allowing parents to get the distance they may need from one another in the direct aftermath of a split. What is parallel parenting...
These professions have the highest divorce rates
Many different variables help determine whether your California marriage lasts the long haul. The age at which you tie the knot is one such variable. Research indicates that the industry or profession in which you make your living is another. According to LendingTree,...
Can you collect Social Security using an ex-spouse’s record?
After a California divorce, you may need to modify your plans for retirement. This may prove particularly true if you were banking on getting by using your ex’s retirement funds and you now face a future on your own. However, if you meet specific eligibility criteria,...
How can you overcome grief after a divorce?
Grief is typical following a divorce. The loss you experience when you and your spouse have to separate is life-altering. While there are benefits in the long run, you have to make it through your grief to see the light at the end of the tunnel. According to...
Important information about online child support payments
If you owe child support, you have various options when it comes to making payments. Many parents pay support through income withholding orders, but some have to find other ways to pay support, such as those who do not have a job, entrepreneurs, etc. In addition to...
Mental health, divorce, and you
Getting a divorce is stressful under the best of circumstances. When one party has a mental health disorder, dissolution of marriage is more likely. It is also bound to be even more emotionally upsetting. Psychological wellbeing has the potential to affect a...