Divorce negotiations challenge most couples. Few people enjoy arguing over property division, alimony or child support. When adjudicated by a judge, these disagreements rarely end with both parties happy, and could actually foster feelings of resentment or anger. Many...
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Co-parent successfully after divorce with these 4 tips
Approximately 32% of children in the U.S. lived with an unmarried parent as of 2017, states the Pew Research Center, and your children may fall into this category. If you and your former spouse co-parent, your children may spend time at two different households. ...
3 types of divorce situations in Maryland
When you feel it is time to end your marriage, you must go through a legal process to do so. The laws of Maryland set up the process you need to follow. You will have to go to court to finalize a divorce decree that lays out all the terms of the separation of your...
How child support is determined in Maryland
Opening a child support case in court can be beneficial in ensuring both parents continue to provide adequate care for the children after a divorce or breakup. Maryland provides guideline worksheets for single parents applying for primary physical custody as well as...
Are these traits killing your marriage?
Heading to marriage counseling with your spouse? Well, don't panic -- counseling can save a marriage. However, good counselors also sometimes recognize that a marriage is probably over as soon as they see they see certain traits in the couple's relationship. These...
Are you headed for ‘unhappily ever after?’
Everybody who gets married hopes that they're about to get their fairytale ending and live "happily ever after" with their spouse. But, what if you don't? How can you tell when your marriage just isn't going to live up to your expectations and is actually...
The uncomfortable truth about money and divorce
Divorce is about money and money issues tend to bring out the worst in people. That's the first essential (and uncomfortable) thing that you need to realize about divorce. Even if you and your spouse agreed amicably to the split, the goodwill may dry right up once you...
How do you talk to your spouse about divorce?
After you decide you want a divorce, you eventually have to break the news to your spouse. While that's rarely an easy conversation, there are some things you can do that will make the process easier -- and reduce the potential conflicts you'll face ahead. Keep in...
Heading for divorce? Make some quick electronic changes
We live in a very technologically advanced country -- and married couples tend to mingle their electronic accounts just as freely as they do their physical possessions. That can be a big problem when you're headed for a split. Once you've made the decision to divorce,...
What drives people to divorce?
Here's a fact that will probably surprise most people: Cheating isn't one of the top reasons that people end up getting divorced. So, what exactly does lead couples to split? When polled, here are three of the top reasons that couples gave for their divorce: 1. They...