Nearly 50% of all people married in the last twenty years are already divorced or will get divorced. Why? We don’t exactly know. Maybe it’s that we’re living longer – or maybe it’s the impact of technology. Either way, divorces are more common than ever. And if there are kids in the mix – then…
There are approximately 2.2 million marriages in place in the United States right now, and that accounts for approximately 6.9 marriages per 1,000 American residents. At the same time, there are at any given time in the country, approximately 827 thousand divorces in progress, or just coming to a resolution. It’s no mystery as to…
If you are facing divorce, you are not alone. It’s estimated that nearly 40 to 50% of marriages end in divorce. You’ll have many questions over the next few months, including: How do we divide our assets? How do we file taxes now that we are split up? What happens to a house in a divorce?…
Every year, more than 2 million marriages take place in the U.S. Over 827,000 divorces take place as well. Are you currently going through a divorce? If so, you might have a lot of questions about the process. For example, you may be wondering, “Do I need a lawyer for divorce?” If you’re not sure…
Financial incompatibility is one of the top reasons couples find themselves considering divorce. This incompatibility doesn’t mean the couple is fighting about a lack of money. Instead, they have different approaches to spending money. Those approaches can feel impossible to reconcile. That’s when divorce becomes an option. But that doesn’t mean that every couple who thinks about…
Wanting a divorce from your spouse doesn’t mean you’re a bad person. If anything, divorce is becoming more common. Even though 90% of couples marry before age 50, 40-50% of couples end up divorced. Approaching the idea of divorce isn’t easy. To ensure the process runs smoothly, it’s best to mention the idea in a…
When you ask divorced parents who were unhappy for a while what took them so long to divorce, most of them will say they didn’t want to break up the family. Which is respectable, understandable, and very common. But getting a divorce doesn’t mean you’ll lose your sense of family. It just means the definition…
You walk down the aisle with dreams of you and your new spouse laughing together in slow motion behind a white picket fence. Then life happens. No one gets married expecting to get a divorce, but circumstances change, and people change. If you’re at a point when your marital relationship is over, the next step…
Are you about to enter a custody battle? If so, read on to learn about the top tips for winning a child custody battle. Every year, more than 800,000 divorces take place in the United States, and many of these divorces involve some kind of battle over which parent will have custody over the children.…