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You might have a slight addiction to your phone. You enjoy posting about your daily life on Facebook and coming up with a clever tweet about the day’s news. But now you’re facing divorce and you wonder what you should share about your divorce in the coming months. You...
Maryland's divorce laws require you to divide marital property fairly with your soon-to-be ex-spouse. Assets such as a retirement plan and house need division even if only one spouse provided the funding. If you regularly contributed a portion of your income to a...
Alimony or spousal support is a payment one spouse makes to provide financial stability to the other spouse after a divorce. Not every case will involve the court assigning alimony, but in cases where there is a notable difference in the finances of the two parties,...
Custody laws are basically the same across the United States due to the Uniform Child Custody Act. For the most part, all states recognize joint custody and grandparent's visitation rights. One area where things can still differ vastly, however, is if a state will...
Telling your children that you have decided to divorce is one of the most difficult things you and your spouse will ever do. As parents, you do not want to cause your children pain. Nevertheless, it can hurt worse if they find out about it from someone else. The...
For couples considering divorce, finances are a huge part of the discussion. Alimony is among the many financial determinations that either the couple or the judge must decide. Alimony is money that one former spouse pays to support the other; the payments may be...
The term "financial infidelity" often conjures up images of one spouse hiding money from the other. The person might open a new bank account and not tell their spouse. Into the new account goes money that one person never knows about. A person planning to file for...
Although there is a court order addressing the amount of child support that one parent owes another, circumstances can change. One parent may experience a job loss, or perhaps one gets a promotion and is now making significantly more money than before. When there are...
If you intend to share custody of your children with your soon-to-be ex-spouse, put some time and effort into drafting a comprehensive parenting plan. This legally binding document describes the rights and responsibilities of each parent. While good parenting...
Divorce is often messy and you may feel pitted against your spouse. You both want to fight for what you want. In a contentious divorce, it is not uncommon for a spouse to try anything to get the upper hand. According to NPR, you should take a moment to consider if...
