Divorce

Once you know that divorce is in your future, it's essential to keep a close eye on the marital assets that you will be splitting with your spouse. People can (and unfortunately sometimes do) engage in what's called the "dissipation of assets." It occurs when a spouse...

Differing attitudes toward money are at least one factor in many divorces. If you and your spouse are divorcing, and you've racked up a significant amount of debt over the years, you're understandably concerned about how much of that debt you get "custody" of in the...

Traditional divorce is known for being prone to messy conflicts, creating drawn-out battles over details, and generating an atmosphere that pits you and an ex-spouse against one another as sudden enemies.In divorce litigation, each party hires separate representation...

If you and your spouse have chosen to continue to live together in your home as you go through the divorce process, or even for a time after your divorce has been finalized, you're not alone. Some couples do it because they simply can't afford to maintain two homes --...

Sharing travel adventures with your children can be a great way to bond after a divorce, but the farther you intend to travel, the more legally complicated your situation becomes. Particularly for those who wish to leave the country, possibly to visit family members...

A divorce is a stressful experience for most people, and it tends to bring out some very strong emotions. When you're going through the legal process to end the marriage, you need to focus on protecting your interests. You might know that this means things like...

Divorce is complicated, just like marriage, and it doesn't always follow the set trends that you'd expect. Maybe you figured people got divorced after falling in love with someone else or going through some other major life change, but then a friend got divorced...

Recently, online lending marketplace LendingTree published a list of the best and worst places to "recover from divorce." Sure, Turks and Caicos, Maui or maybe Paris sound like great places to recover. However, LendingTree had more practical places in mind when it...

Divorce can be a highly emotional process. However, it's also a financial one. Whether you have a single home and a couple of retirement and investment accounts or you have multiple properties and millions of dollars in other assets, you need to understand what you're...

No matter how much they once cared for each other or how well-intentioned they may be, spouses can grow apart over time and feel trapped in an unhappy marriage. Sometimes, it is a gradual diminishment of the affection between spouses that leads to a breakdown of the...