Divorce May Be the Wrong Choice

If you are thinking of divorcing your mate, I pray my thoughts will help you reconsider your decision. I believe that most troubled marriages don't have to end in divorce. You can save the pain you and your children will have to go through if you choose to divorce. You must consider all the facts. In reality most people are not happier after they divorce than they were when they were married and the pain you cause the kids will last them a life time.

The Difficulties of Divorce And The Effect of Divorce to Children

Even when both spouses have known that their marriage has been rocky for some time, one of them, the husband or the wife, actually asking the other for a divorce is not only shocking, can still be quite devastating. Marriage is tough, but divorce is even tougher, especially with the effect of divorce to children.

Divorce and Child Custody: Benefits of a Detailed Parenting Plan

When parents come to an agreement on a detailed parenting plan that reflects the overall best interest of their child often enjoy the benefit of a stable, predictable, and consistent schedule thereby reducing misunderstandings, conflicts, and the potential for unnecessary costs related to litigation. A parenting plan is a document that is created in the context of a child custody matter that outlines the parenting schedule or timeshare with their child, which may also include each parent’s responsibilities to raise their child and other provisions.

California Divorce and Child Custody: What is a Mediator?

A mediator in California can help parents involved in a contested child custody and visitation dispute resolve their disagreements in mediation without a litigated hearing. Mediation is a mandatory process in California that must take place before a contested issue regarding custody and visitation is heard in a litigated hearing as pointed out in Family Code 3170. Due to the high degree of conflict often associated with contested child custody and visitation disputes, mediators in California will have special training, qualifications, and experience and must adhere to certain guidelines and standards when conducting mediation.

California Divorce: What are Divorce Discovery Interrogatories

California divorce interrogatories or divorce discovery interrogatories are written questions asked by one party, which must be answered by the opposing party under oath or under penalty of perjury. Divorce interrogatories are a form of pre-trial discovery in which a party seeks to gather information from the other party. Divorce discovery interrogatories are often used by a party to obtain answers to specific questions about the location or value of both of the party's assets and income and expenses information that is not accessible to both parties.

California Divorce: What is Physical Custody

Physical custody generally refers to where a child will live when parents divorce or separate. Physical custody is much different than legal custody, which has to do with the rights and responsibilities of the parents to their children. The parent with physical custody has the right to have his/her child live with him/her.

When Divorce Hurts Too Long - Stages of Divorce ( #3 in a series of 15)

The focus of this article is on the five stages of divorce. These stages were defined by the author as a way to show that a divorce does not just all of a sudden happen to someone. There are stages to the divorce process and if you are not tuned into the idea of divorce having stages you can be caught off guard or by surprise.

When Divorce Hurts Too Long-A Case Study (#2 in a series of 15)

Post Marital Stress (PMS) disorder keeps people from recovering from the pain of divorce and from leading healthy, happy lives. In this article you will read a case study about a couple, Bill and Amy, who grow apart and eventually divorce. The break is hardest for Bill and he eventually develops a full–blown case of PMS. The story describes Bills symptoms and provides information about how a new process of recovery supported his journey out of PMS and back into life.

When Divorce Hurts Too Long

When Divorce Hurts too Long is an article that describes what the author calls Post Marital Stress Disorder or PMS. Most everyone who goes through a divorce is affected emotionally and has a period of time when their life feels like it has been turned upside down and inside out. PMS is a situation where the normal period of time for feeling discombobulated goes on too long and the person becomes stuck and unable to transition into a healthy lifestyle. This article describes the symptoms of PMS and provides some insight into a process that can help get put the person with PMS back on the track to having a fulfilling life.

Divorce in India - The Social Impact

No matter how justified is the divorce petition, they find themselves on the defensive. Both of them face the society with a down cast face.

Late Divorces

Late divorces are not often researched as a large problem as many have accepted late divorces do not usually affect children as they are grown up and independent enough.

Child Support

Paying child support is a tremendous responsibility. The payments that are made are distribute to the custodial parents to ensure that their children have what they need to live a comfortable life...

Documents Needing Review for Divorcees

If you are divorced or about to become divorced, there are legal documents that you may not think of that need to be looked at and reviewed. It's important for you and your loved ones that you take care of legal issues before it is too late.

Divorce and Premarital Agreements: What are Premarital Agreements?

Before getting married, many couples are now choosing to reach a pre-marital agreement. Premarital agreements also know as pre-nuptial or ante-nuptial agreements, once seemed to be reserved to Hollywood stars or Celebrities for Hollywood divorces or Celebrity divorces. However, over the last decade it became more and more common for the common spouse to sign a premarital agreement contract with his/her future spouse, especially on the West Coast.

Child Custody and Child Visitation Disputes: The Best and Worst Case

When a divorce or dissolution of marriage is brought before the family court, child visitation is considered at the same time and according to similar factors as child custody. The term stands for the time in which the non-custodial parent is allowed to meet or visit with his/her child. However, under certain circumstances a parent can be denied child visitation or child custody in the case of sole physical custody. This article looks at the best and worst case for resolving child custody and child visitation disputes.