Filing for Divorce
Filing for divorce involves going through the proper court petitions, preparing for court appearances, deciding on property division, child custody and support details and more. It's important that you be prepared for the divorce filing process, so you know how best to protect your interests regarding all of these details.
Getting Ready to File Divorce
Deciding to file for divorce is one of the most difficult decisions of your life. While almost no one looks forward to getting divorced, there are steps you can take to make it less traumatic for everyone involved. Prior to making a decision regarding filing for divorce, it is important for couples to understand what "divorce", in a legal sense, actually means.
Evaluating Your Options
The Divorce Process
Property Division and Alimony
Children and Divorce
Other Considerations
All Filing for Divorce Articles
Marital Settlement Agreements
The contract that contains all the terms of the divorce is called a “marital settlement agreement.” The terms of the marital settlement agreem...
Negotiation and Agreements of Uncontested Divorce
Once your spouse has been served with a copy of the Petition for Divorce, it’s time to begin attempting to negotiate an agreement. This is one of th...
What to Do After Your Divorce
What many married couples fail to realize is that, rather than your life continuing as it had without your spouse, divorce changes every aspect of you...
Critical Care In Divorce
Even the quickest and least complicated of divorces is at best a difficult and emotionally upsetting experience for everyone involved, divorce becom...
Steps to Take After you Decide to Divorce
The determination to seek a divorce is one of the most difficult decisions of your life. While almost no one looks forward to going through a divorc...
Preparing and Filing An Uncontested Divorce
An uncontested divorce, unlike a contested matter, is one in which the parties have reached an agreement regarding the major issues in the divorce w...
Consulting a Divorce Lawyer
Consulting with a divorce lawyer during a divorce case can mean the difference between obtaining a successful outcome or having the majority of your a...
What to Consider Before Considering Divorce
There are many things that should be taken into account if a couple is considering divorce. A couple should think about all the financial aspects ...
Divorce Papers
When a spouse files for divorce, the petitioning spouse is responsible for making sure the other spouse is served with the divorce papers. The spous...
Competing Divorce Lawyers
Working through a divorce case without a lawyer can be difficult but working through a case with a lawyer on both sides can be even more difficult.
Choosing Grounds for Divorce
Overall, the least contentious divorces are those wherein the parties are divorced under the theory of constructive abandonment, or after the parties ...
New York Grounds for Divorce
New York always likes to stand out among other states, even when it comes to divorce. Two partners to a marriage may agree to a divorce, but this...
How Much will my Divorce Cost?
As a divorce attorney, I field hundreds of different questions, but one question that is asked by every client is how much their divorce action will c...
Choosing a Divorce Lawyer
Now that you have made the important decision to get a divorce your next critical decision is how to choose a divorce attorney.
Divorce Decree Modification
Do you know that you can modify your divorce decree after you have been divorce even for years? Most people think once they agree to something durin...