Mental Illness and Child Custody

Fighting for child custody can often be the most involved and upsetting part of the divorce process. Making the transition from a nuclear family with two parents and children to a single-parent lifestyle can be tough for everyone involved. Unfortunately, divorce courts take into account many different factors in determining child custody. Along with determining the overall happiness and benefit …Read the Full Article

Tips for Women and Divorce

When a couple decides to end their marriage, the emotional toll of the divorce process can be very trying and damaging for both partners. Losing someone you used to love is never easy to let go of and it may take a long time to get through and over the divorce. You may be unsure how you are going to …Read the Full Article

Household Finances, Drug Addiction, and Divorce

Drug addiction can carry several serious consequences, especially for those individuals trapped in a marriage with these people. A drug addict may not realize how they are destroying their personal relationships with people who love and care about them. Instead, they are physically or psychologically connected to the drug, pouring their energy and resources into using and acquiring more of …Read the Full Article

Physical Drug Addiction and Divorce

A spouse who is addicted to drugs may create several problems for a marriage. The physical addiction itself can prove sufficient to cause a variety of very grave issues within the relationship. Many of these substances trigger special areas of the brain, making a person’s body physically connected to the drug. In order to fight off withdrawal, which can be …Read the Full Article

Determining Child Custody with Unmarried Parents

When a couple decides to pursue a divorce, one of the most important decisions they can make is who gets custody of the children. This can be a very complicated and involved process if the couple is married, but it can be even more complicated if the couple is not legally married. Couples living together outside of marriage have been …Read the Full Article

Copyrights and Divorce

When two individuals decide to get married, they are joining their two separate lives into one. Part of this companionship is sharing a home, bank account, health insurance, and many other necessities. Although rare, couples could also share a copyright if they both create an artistic work together. A copyright legally gives the creator of artistic works the right to …Read the Full Article

Cohabitation and Separation

In recent years, cohabitation has become increasingly popular in the United States. In 2005, more than 5.4 million couples were reportedly living together without being legally married. That number has increased significantly over the past 50 years as American culture is becoming more accepting of unmarried couples living together. Even though these couples are not legally married, they can still …Read the Full Article