Divorce

There is a common social assumption that divorce only occurs when a marital relationship has been in a bad state for a long time. Many people take years to decide that divorce is the only way forward when a marriage has left them unhappy. In some cases, the decision...

People often talk about divorce like it is something that always happens shortly after people get married. There has long been an association between fast engagements and divorce, for example. On the other hand, people often assume that those who have remained married...

A lot of people who probably once expected to be settled down and settled into their marriages for good are getting divorced after they turn 50, 60 or even 70 – and the “gray” divorce trend shows no sign of slowing. Divorce rates are down for the 45 and under crowd,...

Divorce is a part of modern life. A moderate percentage of all marriages end in divorce rather than with the death of one or both spouses. Those who’ve recently got engaged are often eager to imagine themselves as immune from the pressures that often lead to divorce....

Divorce requires the division of property as spouses separate their lives at the end of a marriage. For many couples, property division becomes the most heated part of the divorce process, as they may disagree about what is fair. In some cases, people will go so far...

Older adults are currently the most at risk of divorce in the United States. When evaluating those adults who have gotten married at some point, individuals between the ages of 55 and 64 experience a roughly 43% rate of divorce. Looking at all adults over the age of...

After twenty, thirty or forty years of marriage, divorce seems like less and less of a possibility – but it happens with surprising regularity. So-called “gray divorces” are more common than ever, reflecting the changing times and changing values in society. There’s...

When you get divorced, there are two things that you may need to think about. The first is child custody and the second is property division. These are not the only elements of a divorce case, of course, but they are two of the most significant ones. One area in which...

Married couples can move as they please, as can single individuals. It is when two people are divorced that this can sometimes become complicated. After all, if that couple had children, one of the major parts of the divorce is just dividing up custody of the kids....

You likely made a prenuptial agreement (prenup) before marriage to protect your assets if there was ever a divorce. Your marriage has been going steadily for the past several years and you and your spouse have built up your estate. You may have noticed that your...