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It Is Not Divorce Itself That Causes Pain and Suffering
It is the story a person has about the divorce that causes the experience of divorce. Typical divorce stories: I am unloved, used goods, a failure, alone. A divorce story can be: I am free I can focus on myself and how I want to grow My life is mine A new journey yes Nothing…
Read MoreHow is the attorney fees issue generally handled in court?
In order for the parties to have a level playing field, the law requires that the court order a spouse who has access to more money to pay reasonable attorney fees of the other. This could be disparity of income meaning one spouse makes more money than the other or it could be that one…
Read MoreWhat Could Happen if You Take Your Custody Dispute to Court?
The Judge is given the power to decide with whom the children live; who makes the decisions for the children, and how much access the children will have with each parent. To have the judge rule in your favor, your attorney will try to paint a bad picture of your co-parent and a great picture…
Read MoreMarriage and Prenup
Key to being powerful in your relationship: How to be responsible and the right influence in your relationship? 1. Create a mission statement and mutual goals for the relationship together. 2. Build a structure of how to deal with breakdowns together. Find out for example what does your partner want you to do when he…
Read MoreIf your spouse paid his/her student loans during the marriage from either of your income, can you ask for reimbursement?
When a spouse pays off student loans for education attained before the marriage with funds from salary earned during the marriage, then the court has to grant reimbursement to the community; meaning that the spouse has to reimburse the other for one half of what he/she paid off during the marriage according to the following case: In re Marriage of Mullonkal…
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