Folks here in Kentucky have always had a strong attachment to their animals, whether horses or other farm animals, a hunting dog, or a house cat. Nevertheless, animals seem to be an increasingly important part of a couple's divorce agreement. This may be due to the...
Dividing (and paying) debt is also a part of a divorce
Many marriages end due to disagreements or stress over money. Perhaps one spouse wants to live modestly while saving for retirement, while the other is comfortable living paycheck to paycheck or even amassing sizable amounts of credit card debt. This difference can...
What if the marriage was not a long one?
The pandemic has impacted every marriage in one way or another. While living, working and raising children under one roof may have prompted some families to grow closer, it pushed others further apart. The specifics of each relationship are unique, but researchers...
Is January really “divorce month”?
January is the start of the new year and new resolutions. For some, this means going to the gym more often or losing weight. Perhaps there are professional goals to work toward or major projects around the home that have waited long enough. January is also known as a...
What if a spouse makes false claims during the divorce?
It is not uncommon for a couple's marriage to wither as the focus turns to raising the family or their job. This can lead to collaborative divorces where their working relationship is still healthy even if the romance is gone. Then there are ones where the marriage...
Tips for making mediation work
Divorce mediation often offers many benefits to couples planning to divorce. There are different formats, but it is generally a collaborative approach where you and your spouse work collaboratively to find solutions for parenting time, division of assets and other...
The newly divorced face many changes during the holidays
The holidays can be a stressful time for anyone. It can be due to year-end deadlines at work, more social and family obligations, or perhaps the sense of sadness brought on by all forced friendliness that seems to be everywhere. These points can be all the more acute...
Hidden assets could be a problem
It is common for one spouse to handle finances for the family. In fact, the other spouse may have no idea of the family’s take-home income, the value assets, investments, retirement plans and other things of value. Ignorance may even be bliss as long as the family...
Habits that newly separated parents should avoid
Parents’ separation and divorce will often have a seismic impact upon the family. They need to navigate parenting plans, adjust to living with divided assets, and other new arrangements. Parents will actually need to work harder at communicating, jointly making...
How alimony now works
The previous generations’ divorces often involved a husband breadwinner and a housewife who did not have a job outside the home. It meant that the husband would usually need to pay both child support to the wife who often had custody (or was the custodial parent) and...
