Category: Divorce

Last updated on April 8, 2021

In the realm of divorce, lots of considerations potentially pop up. Given the particular dissolution, child custody and support might be a primary concern. Perhaps spousal maintenance is front and center in negotiations between two soon-to-be exes. In a high-asset divorce, property division is obviously of key importance. Seldom, though, is the topic of Social […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

While the issues that bring relationships to a close may be eternal, the process of getting a divorce does change, somewhat, over time. Fundamental changes to divorce law are rare, but we do see changes in the process of how the parties come to resolve the fundamental issues of divorce and post-divorce parenting. Many of […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

As we reported on October 15, a Democratic activist filed a motion to unseal the 2001 divorce records of Austin Scott, a Republican who was campaigning to unseat four-term incumbent U.S. Representative Jim Marshall of Georgia’s eighth district in south-central Georgia. Tift County judge Bill Reinhardt delayed a hearing on whether to unseal the records […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

It can be difficult to determine exactly what serves as the impetus for a particular couple to decide on divorce. A recent article in The Wall Street Journal looked at one particularly interesting factor that can drive couples apart and, over time, can lead to separation or divorce: extreme exercise. Typically, endurance athletes are among those most […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

An Idaho woman who has won about $90 million in the Mega Millions lottery has just learned that she may be forced to share her winnings with her abusive estranged husband from whom she has been separated for years. The couple separated but has never filed for divorce, so he may still have a legal […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

What is the most important factor to consider when deciding whether to divorce? Your partner’s emotional health, the good of your children, the institution of marriage itself? What about money? A UK government body recently set up an interactive online calculator to assist individuals considering divorce and separation in determining the financial benefit to each […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

With all the recent news of celebrity divorces, you might think that Hollywood has one of the highest divorce rates in the nation. As a matter of fact, it’s not even in the top 50. The news and opinion website the Daily Beast recently analyzed census data to find out just what cities and towns […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

Not many people would consider a divorce an inspiring event. Yet that was the inspiration behind John Logan’s innovative new company, WedLock.  Logan, 53, came up with the idea for divorce insurance after going through his own costly split. “I got divorced several years ago and it was world class ugly,” he said. Critics argue […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

If you’re considering divorce, you probably already know there are a lot of financial decisions to be made. You may need to decide whether one spouse will continue to live in the family home, or whether you should try to sell it. Especially in a high-asset divorce, you probably have a web of personal and […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

Luckily, most divorcing couples don’t face a fraction of the mayhem involved in a recent case reported by the Associated Press. While the dispute between John and Lynn France — involving allegations of adultery, bigamy and parental kidnapping — is in no way common, it does serve to illustrate some growing issues in divorce. John […]

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