Many engaged couples may think that a prenuptial agreement is unromantic, while other couples may see it as a necessary step before they get married. A prenuptial agreement can help to protect your financial interests, as well as protect your children from a previous relationship, and it can even help to prevent infidelity, substance abuse, and other misconduct.
Dividing Debts in a Divorce
In a divorce, many people focus on how they will divide their property, assets, and possessions. However, equally as important is how you will divide your debts.
Custody Concerns When Planning for Summer Break
With baseball season starting and the official beginning of spring on March 20th, many parents are beginning to make plans for the summer. Whether you are enrolling your kids in day camp or sleep away camp or making family travel plans, you will have additional concerns and considerations if you share custody of your children.
Will Your Divorce Case Go to Trial?
Many people on the brink of a divorce case have an image in their head of how the process may go. Too often, this image involves them and their spouse fighting in court, airing personal details in front of a judge. This image can be enough to make some people rethink divorce entirely.
Do You Need a Lawyer for an Uncontested Divorce?
Sometimes, a couple who is getting a divorce can’t stand to be in the same room, much less be able to negotiate how they want to settle issues like the division of their assets and child custody.
Gather Information if Divorce Might be in Your Future
Sometimes, your spouse may file for divorce out of nowhere. However, some people are aware that divorce may be inevitable.If this is the case in your situation, take the opportunity to protect your rights by gathering certain information to prepare for a divorce case.
Sharing Custody Over The Holidays
Divorce can change many aspects of your life,including the time you get to spend with your children. Courts often award joint custody of children to the parents in accordance with South Carolina law, which means your child will spend part of their time physically with you, and part of their time physically with their other parent.
What is Malicious Parent Syndrome?
When it comes to divorce and custody cases there is a lot of high stress situations that may cause one or both parents to act in violent or malicious ways. While there is no medical disorder called Malicious Parent Syndrome it was coined this name by Ira Turkat, a Florida psychologist.
Protecting Yourself from Paternity Fraud
Many people believe that the decision to end their marriage will be the most difficult part of the process. However, they have a legal process ahead of them, and many aspects of your situation can complicate matters, resulting in a longer and more stressful – as well as costlier – divorce case than you might imagine.
Understanding How to Legally Change Your Name
There are several reasons that a person may want to legally change his or her name. While this process is fairly straightforward, the court will ultimately take into account the reasoning behind the requested name change.