May 13, 2018 | Divorce, Settlement Agreements
When a couple decides to live separately and apart, but not to divorce – at least, not yet – they may decide to put the terms of the separation in writing. That said, such written agreements are rare and it has been many decades since I have seen one....
May 12, 2018 | Advice, Divorce
First of all, consider whose children they are. They are not yours. Therefore, it seems that if anyone is going to explain your divorce to someone else’s kids it ought to be those kids’ parents. Certainly, at the very least you must ask the parents if they...
May 11, 2018 | Advice, Divorce
As difficult as divorce can be for the spouses, it may be as difficult, or more so, for the children. Many entire books and articles have been written on the subject by psychological and sociological experts. We lawyers are neither of those. We may have experienced...
May 10, 2018 | Divorce, Property Division
Unless the two of you agree otherwise, you will have to say goodbye to that ring as well as your spouse after the divorce is final. It boils down to this, wedding rings are unconditional gifts and fall into the same category as any other gift given by one spouse to...
May 9, 2018 | Divorce, Settlement Agreements
A postnuptial agreement is an agreement into which the divorcing couple enters as part of the divorce to resolve any issues they want to be resolved in writing once the divorce is over. Obviously, a prenuptial agreement is entered into before they get married and is...
