Tax Laws and Divorce: What Your Divorce Could Mean for the 2020 Tax Season A divorce can turn your finances upside down. You suddenly go from having two incomes to support your household to only having one income. Yet your living expenses remain stable. If [...]

Why You Should Think Carefully before Filing for Divorce By the time you are thinking about divorce, you are probably done with the marriage. You have had it with the fighting and the lying and the money problems and all the rest of it. Also, [...]

Long Distance Parenting: Covering All Your Bases during Your Divorce Long Distance Parenting can become a real issue once a couple divorces.  Ideally, both parents would live in the same city as their children – or at least close enough that everyday visits are possible. [...]

Divorce can torpedo your life as you know it. You will no longer be married to the person you thought you were going to spend your life with, you may become a single parent, and you may even lose friends and relationships with in-laws to [...]

What to Do if You Change Your Mind while Signing Your Divorce Papers Divorce can be tricky. You may sign your divorce papers and then think better of the settlement to which you’ve agreed. You may decide you want more of the 401(k), or you [...]

Does Going through a Divorce affect Your Ability to Date? Some people can’t imagine dating again after the pain of going through a divorce. They are too emotionally exhausted to want to start again with someone new. Other people are ready to date almost as [...]

Dividing Your Household Goods during Your Divorce Right after you recover from the decision to get a divorce (or the announcement from your spouse), you have to start thinking of the practical matters. At the top of your head might be questions like, Who gets [...]

Divorce Guide: Listing Your Assets Everything that you or your spouse acquire during your marriage is community property, meaning that, by law, it belongs to both of you. It doesn’t matter who purchased it or with what money, and it doesn’t matter if you had [...]

The Unintended Consequences of a Divorce on Your Career Divorce can upend your life. It can change friendships and family relationships in ways you never expected, and it can change the way you feel about yourself. It can change the relationship your chidren have with [...]

Divorce Settlement Conferences and Why They Matter Most people have an image in their minds of a contentious divorce trial when they decide to end their marriage. They may think that they will have to get on the stand and detail everything that went wrong [...]

A Guide to Alimony: When Will I Start Receiving It? Splitting from your spouse can be financial devastating (not to mention the emotional impact). Suddenly, you may find yourself struggling to figure out how to live on one income instead of two, while also covering [...]

5 Common Mistakes to Avoid during a Divorce It can feel like chaos in the weeks and months following a divorce. Even if you initiated the split, you may feel like you don’t know what to do now that you have to rebuild your life [...]

How to Help Your Child Cope with Divorce Divorce is hard on everyone, but it’s especially hard on kids. Big changes are happening around them, and they have no control over any of it. Plus, they will no longer be able to live with both [...]

Divorce Guide: Will Your Kids Have to Testify? Facing divorce in Arizona can get nasty. You and your former spouse are likely to fight over who gets what, and neither of you is likely to want to cede anything. You may dig in because you [...]

The Downfalls of Getting a Divorce without a Lawyer Divorce can be notoriously expensive. The more contentious and prolonged the process, the more expensive it can be. You can spend thousands of dollars on a relatively “simple” divorce, and you can spend tens of thousands [...]

Divorce Budget: Keeping Your Finances Under Control The simple act of separating your life with your spouse into two separate lives is going to be very expensive. You have to buy or rent a new home, start paying all your expenses on your own, buy [...]

The Unforeseen Costs of a Divorce and How to Prepare Everyone knows that a divorce can be expensive. You have to pay a divorce lawyer near Phoenix, you may have to move into a new home, and you will drop down to one income (which [...]

Undisputed Reasons to Disclose Everything to Your Divorce Lawyer All your dirty laundry gets aired when you get a divorce. Spouses use whatever they can against each other to try to help themselves get what they want, such as primary custody of the children or [...]

5 Things to Take Care of Before Asking for a Divorce A lot of people think about the battle that happens during a divorce – the digging in over who gets the house, the fighting across a mediator’s table, the accusations slung in court. But [...]

A Quick Guide to the Divorce Process Divorce isn’t just an emotionally confusing process; it’s also a legally confusing one. Trying to navigate your way through the legal process can create stress that will make your emotional journey an even more trying one. The best [...]

Top 5 Ways to Prepare for Your Child Custody Battle A child-custody hearing can be very stressful. The fate of your children and your future relationship with them rests on the outcome of this hearing, and you are appealing to a room full of strangers. [...]

The Ultimate Guide to Helping Your Child through Your Divorce Divorce is hard on the two grown adults who are consciously going through the process. Even if they have to negotiate for what they want, they have the ability to make the decisions that affect [...]

6 Essential Traits to Look for in a Divorce Lawyer If you are going to get a divorce, the best thing you can do is find a good divorce lawyer. You are in for a difficult process even in the best of circumstances. If you [...]

What is a Pre-Nuptial Agreement and Do I Need One? A lot of people have heard about pre-nuptial agreements and maybe even have a vague understanding of what they are. They often come into the news when celebrities are getting married and there is discussion [...]

What Happens If I Miss My Divorce Court Date in Arizona? Even if you and your spouse both want to file for divorce, you will likely still end up in court to discuss the details of dividing your assets and your debts. At the very [...]

The Difference Between Legal Separation and Divorce In Avondale, Arizona, understanding the core differences between legal separation and divorce are key when you are having trouble in your marriage. The differences are huge and there are many misconceptions around both of the terms. Before you [...]

Tucson is Ranked 8 and Mesa 13 of American Cities Where Divorce Rates Have Been on the Rise Tucson is Ranked 8 and Mesa 13 of American Cities Where Divorce Rates Have Been on the Rise Here's what you need to know about the continued [...]

The Ultimate Guide to Property Division during a Tucson Divorce The Ultimate Guide to Property Division during a Tucson Divorce! Here's what you need to know about how property division is handle during a Tucson divorce settlement! Tucson, Arizona As if contending with the dissolution [...]

Top Reasons to Consider Tucson Divorce Mediation Top Reasons to Consider Tucson Divorce Mediation! Here are some great reasons to choose divorce mediation! Tucson, Arizona When you and your spouse decide that you want to put an end to your separation and call it quits [...]

Everything You Need to Know about Custody and Parenting Time in Glendale Everything You Need to Know about Custody and Parenting Time in Glendale Here is some information about parenting time and custody after an Arizona divorce. Glendale, Arizona When parents get divorced or separate [...]

To Prenup or not to Prenup in Mesa, AZ? To Prenup or not to Prenup in Mesa, AZ? A prenup can prevent many conflicts in the future! Mesa, Arizona Whether or not to sign a prenuptial agreement before marriage is a very personal choice and [...]

The Purpose of the Parent Information Program in Glendale Divorce can be devastating to a family. Not only can it be emotionally wrenching for the couple who has decided to dissolve their marriage, but it can also be very difficult on the children, who may [...]

Securing Your Estate During A Divorce Estate plan considerations when the marriage is in trouble. The majority of married couples will list each other as at least one of their beneficiaries for their accounts. However, not every married couple will live happily ever after. With [...]

Love My Dogs, My Husband, Not-So-Much How Can I Keep My Pets in a Divorce? I love my dogs, I don't love my husband. Is there a way to keep the dogs and get rid of the husband? In a divorce, marital "property" is typically [...]

Divorce Rates in The United States It seems like so many people are getting divorced, ever stop and wonder, How does the United States rank among the world nations in divorce rate? Russia is at the top of the list of nations with highest divorce [...]

The Multiple Steps of a Glendale Divorce Getting a divorce in Glendale can be fairly simple or quite complicated, much of it depends on the people involved. It’s not advisable to attempt to make your way through the divorce process without the guidance of a [...]

Top 3 Ways to Find the Best Mesa Divorce Lawyer Going through a divorce can be one of the most difficult times in your life. The advice of a good divorce lawyer can be invaluable. How does one begin the search for a good divorce [...]