Many people see financial success as a positive for their relationship. For instance, maybe they’ve heard that divorce is more likely after job loss, which is true. Perhaps they’re just thinking about how financial stress often causes couples to have conflicts that may eventually lead…
The age at which people have their first child has been changing in the United States. Like the age at which they get married, it has been going up. Recently, the U.S. census determined that the average age of a woman who was having her…
Parents have to make a lot of tough choices for their kids – and that includes, at times, important medical decisions. That can be hard enough, but what happens if the parents are no longer together and they can’t seem to reach an agreement over…
Connecticut residents need to be aware of the potential financial impacts of divorce regardless of how old they are. However, the older a person is, the less time that he or she may have to recoup money that was awarded to a spouse in a…
Parents who decide to end their marriage have to think about what’s going to happen to the children. The child custody and parenting time arrangement governs what goes on with them. There are many things that you have to think of when you’re going through…
You and your spouse have been together for many years, but despite your best efforts, you’ve never been able to have a child. Over time, the trials you went through pushed you apart instead of bringing you together, and now you’ve found yourself in an…
Divorce is on the horizon and the time has come to prepare for mediation. You understand the basic advantages when compared to litigation, but you’re still unsure of exactly what to expect once the process is up and running. Here are five important divorce mediation…
It is old news that those 50 and older are divorcing more than that age group ever has in the past. This trend of gray divorce often comes with unique and complicated factors, such as dividing retirement plans and other high assets, as well as…
Filing for divorce is difficult enough. It becomes substantially harder when the couple shares children and they must go through the process of determining child custody. Unless extenuating circumstances are present that would warrant one parent having sole custody, the court will need to decide…
When parents can work together, the child benefits. This is especially true in the midst of a divorce. Determining parenting time after a divorce is key, and a proper parenting plan is essential to accomplishing this. In cases where parents are on decent terms, it…