Helping Families For Over A Quarter Century
Divorce can have a massive impact on your income. Exactly what that impact looks like, though, largely depends on what your gender is and if you worked before you got married. The gender gap is massive. In one report, women saw their average income fall by 20% when...
You and your soon-to-be-ex-spouse have disagreements about how you’d like to raise your children, which is completely normal. Getting a divorce makes it more complicated to make your wishes known and to keep lines of communication open, though. Additionally, you know...
A marriage, by its very definition, requires two people to agree on what they want for the future. Though many people do not think about marriage from a legal perspective, you even have to sign a marriage contract to tie the knot. But what about divorce? Most of the...
Divorce in general seems to be the subject of a lot of misinformation and myths, but military divorce is particularly plagued by inaccurate information and beliefs. While it is true that military divorce often has different considerations and slightly different...
You love your children and want them to have the best after your divorce. You’ve always been there for them, and with your high-paying job, you’ve been able to give them everything they ever needed. You’re happy to pay child support, but one thing you’ve found...
You may have strong feelings about who you would like to receive what assets from your estate when you die. Especially if you have close relationships with loved ones or worry about providing for your children, you may have invested a lot of effort into carefully...
Having a child outside of marriage is relatively common these days, but it can post some complications for the fathers involved. Establishing yourself legally as the child's father will be important if you hope to play a role in the life of your child and fulfill your...
Mediation can be a tool that helps former spouses figure out a way to split their possessions and their parental responsibilities after a divorce. However, mediation requires cooperation and mutual compromise. If you and your spouse can't see one another without...
Creating a last will is usually a way for someone to take control over the legacy they leave, protect the people they love and theoretically avoid the costs involved with probate court proceedings. However, an estate challenge by family members or beneficiaries could...
“But mom, I don’t want to move to Chicago, I want to stay here with dad.” Determining a parenting plan in a divorce is never easy, but it is even harder if one of you is moving away to another state. Children need stability, and there is little that disrupts a child’s...
