This is a very common question. When a marriage falls apart it can be very uncomfortable living under the same roof and this inevitably leads to the question of which party is going to move out. The Marital residence belongs to both the husband and wife. Therefore,...
As with most issues in law, it depends. Contempt is available as a remedy if someone is violating a court order. But, there must be a court order in place to violate. So, if your mediation is court ordered then the answer is yes, otherwise, no. From a practical...
Jeff Landers is an author on divorce-related topics, who frequently delves into a subject that experienced divorced attorneys routinely deal with, namely, the central role that money often plays in divorce negotiations and proceedings. It is a rarity for that to not...
A Person recently said online that they had missed their court date and their divorce had been finalized in their absence. It was not a case where there were many assets to divide so their main concern was finding out about what custody and visitation was ordered....
Saying that, "I wanted to see if I could make it in the biggest, toughest city there is," an enterprising Australian businessman recently set up shop in New York City to cater to a select group of clients. His customers? Cash-strapped but potentially wealthy clients...
Persons in arrears on child support payments in Georgia can realize quite quickly that the state's enforcement mechanisms geared toward fulfillment of payment duties are both broad and potentially quite stringent. Child support in Georgia is under the mantle of the...
A recent financial article from CNN addresses an area that is of concern for many divorcing parties, especially those who have been married for decades and are now severing ties as they approach their retirement years. The topic is the obvious affect that divorce can...
When it comes to alcohol consumption and divorce, couples that drink together, stay together. A study that analyzed divorce among nearly 20,000 married couples in Norway found that compatibility as drinkers may keep couples together. Given the size and scope of the...
Have you heard of the online dating sites Match.com or eHarmony? Do you perhaps peruse them occasionally or even have an account and active profile on one, both or some other Internet entity? For many persons who do, such sites are valuable tools for social...
When thought through rationally, many people who formerly objected on knee-jerk grounds to the idea of a prenuptial agreement or postnuptial contract in their marriage come to think of those legal instruments in quite different terms. That's really not surprising,...