People who are going through a high-asset divorce are often worried that their spouse is going to try to hide assets. It may be a contentious divorce, and they are concerned that their spouse will try to keep important assets out of property division by giving them...
If you and your spouse are going through a divorce in Pennsylvania, one of the major decisions that you will need to discuss as parents is how you would want to share custody over your children. While there are varying types of custody arrangements, they have two main...
Beach houses, hunting cabins and other properties only intended for part-time use can be investments and sources of pleasant memories for everyone in a family. However, they can also become complicating elements if the owners divorce. Vacation homes do not necessarily...
Divorce is a time of major change, and some of those changes reshape your financial life in long-lasting ways. These changes start when the divorce is filed, but they often don't finish until well after the legal process is finished. Planning for life after divorce...
The courts can offer legal support to individuals trying to leave violent situations. A protection from abuse order can limit the likelihood of a spouse or former romantic partner continuing their abuse. If they violate the order, then the other party can report the...
Parents who decide to split up have to determine how they can work as a parenting team to raise the children. This doesn’t always happen easily, so you must learn how to handle conflicts in case you and your ex don’t see eye to eye. High-conflict child custody...
Property division is a necessary component of most divorces. Unless spouses already have a legal agreement in place regarding the distribution of their assets and responsibility for their debts, they have to make those decisions during the divorce process. The more...
Workplace benefits are among the various forms of income that spouses usually share. If one spouse has better health insurance options than the other, they can both enroll in most cases. Other benefits can also help improve the standard of living for the couple....
Young children generally defer to parental authority. When their parents share custody, they (usually) quickly acclimate to the new arrangements. Teenagers are an entirely different matter. They have become relatively independent and likely have strong feelings about...
When it comes to asset division during a divorce, one of the first steps to take is to determine which ones count as marital assets and which count as separate assets. Separate assets are usually owned individually, so they just stay with the owner. Marital assets are...