Those going through a divorce are increasingly using evidence on their cellphones to help their cases.A selection of divorce lawyers recently took a survey, and results showed that 92 percent believe the devices are being used more to capture and display evidence...
Many people who contact mediators don't necessarily understand what mediators do and how they can help in the divorce process. As a Huffington Post article notes, divorce mediation has been rightly pegged as a sensible alternative to disputes resolved in court. It's...
If you're on the verge of a divorce, you may feel especially unhappy this Valentine's Day. It can be hard to watch people in love feeding sweet chocolates to each other while your own relationship continues to sour.But rest assured you're not alone: Divorce filings...
It used to be that if you made it through the first 20 or 30 years of your marriage, you and your spouse stuck it out to the end no matter how much you soured toward each other or grew apart. Divorcing over 50 was a major personal and financial upheaval that didn't...
It's often been said that if parents knew in advance how much their bundle of joy would cost in bundles of cash over 18 years, they'd think twice about having kids at all. Fortunately, most parents aren't deterred by that. But a family law case has prompted one court...
Winning an Oscar is every actor's dream come true. Achieving such success early in life, however, can be a set-up for a letdown, and there is a surprising link between Best Actress winners and the rates of divorce. So much so, in fact, that women who achieve such...
One of the biggest challenges of divorce is learning how to be a good co-parent. You and your spouse may have fought to the bitter end about everything under the sun, but if there's one thing you need to agree on, it's how to successfully raise your children under two...
When people file for divorce in Texas, it may not occur to them that their past Facebook posts can be used against them, or that such posts can be used against a spouse. But several instances across the nation show that it can and does happen.While using Facebook as...
Decades ago, it was assumed that when a couple with children divorced, the mother would automatically be granted full custody. Fathers would be required to pay child support, of course, but except under unusual circumstances, they rarely saw their children outside of...
Traditionally, the house that a couple shares has been a point of major contention when they decide to divorce. But in light of the housing bust in recent years, this classic property division argument has shifted somewhat. Instead of arguing over who gets to keep the...