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Anyone divorcing in their 50s or 60s is likely to be free of the traditional child worries that complicate divorces earlier in life. When you divorce at this age, your kids have likely already flown the nest. That does mean divorce will not come with problems for your...
Understandably, you might want your child to live with you all or most of the time when you divorce. Kids are not kids forever, so you need to make the most of their childhood. However, before you go rushing to the divorce court to fight over custody, there are a few...
When you divorce, you need to understand what happens to the money you owe as well as the money you own. California is an equitable distribution state, requiring you to separate your assets and debts into separate or community. Then you must divide anything labeled...
U.S. society once considered it scandalous for couples to cohabit before marriage. Some countries and cultures still think that way. Nowadays, many Americans consider moving in together to see how you get on a wise move. While it may still seem radical to some, trial...
If the only reason you are still married is because of the kids you share, then you might want to reconsider. Popular wisdom holds that staying married until the kids are older will spare them a heap of trauma that divorcing sooner could cause. Yet research suggests...
When you divorce, you must divide your marital property. To do this, you need to submit a list of all that entails. A fair division will not be possible if something does not feature in the list. There are two reasons an asset might not make it onto the list: You both...
When you marry someone, you typically marry their family too. Unless all their relatives live far away, are estranged or dead, you will likely see them. It could be a lot, or it could be a little. If you have kids, that connection is likely to be even stronger. That...
Marriage is meant to be about love. So why do so many couples end their marriage fighting about money? Have they lost their moral compass? Or are they just realistic? Romance can only take you so far. Any successful relationship relies on far more than wide-eyed love....
Working closely with your ex may not be easy. Yet that is what you will need to do if you share children. Unlike childless couples, there is no going your separate ways and never having to see each other again. Accepting this will make it much simpler for you and your...
School’s out for summer. Or at least it will be soon. As divorcing parents, it is crucial to think about how you will handle this. You may both need to work more than before to afford the cost of running your own homes. Child care costs are so high that paying someone...