For many divorcing couples, alimony is part of the division of property. This payment is designed to prevent the standard of living from significantly declining for an ex-spouse who is not self-supporting. Unfortunately, it can place extreme financial hardship on the paying ex. If the marriage lasted long enough, a
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Last Updated: December 9, 2022 Several recent court cases have focused media attention on a father’s equal custody rights. Though courts may not discriminate against fathers, it has traditionally been difficult for fathers to win custody of their children. If the mother is also filing for custody, a long and
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Whether they experienced an agreed or contested divorce, former spouses emerge to a new world. Many spend so much time learning their divorce rights and dividing property that they fail to realize how much their life will change after divorce. Once the marriage is dissolved, they stand alone, which can
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Division of property and alimony is just one difficult task of the divorce process. Divorcing couples must also divide their finances. Alimony or maintenance is monthly financial support provided by one spouse to another following a divorce. It is designed to address an unfair economic impact of divorce on one ex-spouse.
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When parents decide to end their relationship, the law dictates that the non-custodial parent must pay a monthly allowance to the custodial parent. This money, referred to as child support, is intended to help cover childrearing expenses. A custodial parent may have difficulty exercising child support rights and receiving the
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When they want to know their child support rights or learn more about stage legislation regarding child support, many parents turn to the Internet, which is a good place to get a free attorney evaluation! The Web offers a wealth of child custody and support information at federal, state, and
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When child custody decisions are made, fathers are traditionally overlooked. The typical situation involves designating the mother as custodial parent and requiring the father to pay child support. However, a father’s equal custody rights are becoming more prominent in court decisions. Fathers are no longer viewed as the only breadwinners.
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Emotions can become heated during a divorce, making it easy for one or both parties to get angry. A good divorce lawyer attempts to make negotiations as amicable as possible but clients do not always monitor their reactions. When emotions escalate, interactions between spouses can border on the confrontational. If
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During the divorce and property division process, the conversation may turn to alimony. Also called spousal support or maintenance, this is money that one spouse is required to pay to another following divorce. The goal is to help maintain the same standard of living experienced by both spouses during the
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Father’s rights advocates have been fighting to make sure that father’s rights are equal to a mothers parenting rights. States have different laws regarding father’s rights to parenting and visitation. These laws are not set in stone and in some states, they are changing. Fathers should keep abreast of the
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Last Updated on Many parents find themselves paying child support following a divorce. If these payments are not made as agreed, back child support accumulates, leaving one parent without needed cash and the other on the hook for the money. There are two sides to every story and in some
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Last Updated: December 7, 2022 If you have an issue with the other parent of your child, you might need a lawyer’s help to enforce a visitation agreement that is not being followed. Visitation rights are extremely important to divorcing and unmarried parents because they dictate how often the adults
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