One of the more complicated parts of divorce is untangling your marital property and assets. No matter how long you’ve been married, both spouses have the right to an equitable division of the assets you’ve earned and collected throughout your marriage. Of course, the perfect outcome would be a divorce settlement where everything is worked [...]
Today, remarrying after a divorce or the death of a spouse is commonplace, as is getting married or remarried in our senior years. Remarriage brings a different host of issues that need to be addressed than when marrying young or for the first time. Often, each spouse may have children from previous partners, or they [...]
If you’re reading this blog, you likely know that divorce can be a lengthy and uncomfortable process. Once you reach a final settlement, you and your ex-spouse are ready to put everything in the past and move on with your new lives. However, even with every detail down on paper about the dissolution of your [...]
Things have been a little challenging here in Nashville these last few weeks. It may seem that we’ve hardly had time to rest and recover from the tornados and hail that swept through on the 3rd, and now Tennessee – indeed, the entire world – is grappling with COVID-19. We know things are hard. They’re [...]
Divorce is pretty tough for most couples. You’re going from being an “us” to an “I,” and not everyone is comfortable with that. It’s almost a given that individuals in the process of ending their marriages look for support from someone else. That’s natural and healthy, but when the supportive person winds up being a [...]
Divorce is rarely a neat and tidy process. When you're embroiled in what feels like the battle of your life, it's very easy to feel hurt and be temporarily blinded by your anger. A very common response to the situation you've found yourself in is to either blatantly retaliate against your spouse, or to engage [...]
When children are involved in family court actions, it raises the already high level of emotion that both parties are struggling with. It can also mean the addition of a guardian ad litem, possibly a family counselor, or even a visitation supervisor. A judge’s primary responsibility when custody and visitation are at issue is to [...]
Ask any divorced parents what they fight about, and it almost always boils down to issues related to their kids. There are a lot of myths and falsehoods about child support and child custody, and we wanted to address those myths today. Is child support connected to visitation? A common misconception between parties of a [...]
When you say “I do,” you say it with plans of forever in mind. But sometimes, life gets in the way and you find yourself falling out of love with your partner, and potentially in love with someone new. New love can make you feel bold or reckless, or impatient for your new life to [...]
If you’ve been together long enough, you know when something feels “off” with your spouse. Sometimes you can chalk it up to having a bad day, or even just going through a rough patch. Sometimes, it’s more serious. How can you tell, though, when a rough patch is turning into something more? What are the [...]
