When couples in New Hampshire face marital challenges but divorce is not an option, legal separation offers a structured alternative. It allows spouses to live apart while resolving key issues like property division, child custody and financial support without ending...
Custody orders typically contain an assortment of different details. Parents make arrangements for sharing decision-making authority. They negotiate schedules for day-to-day life and special events, such as holidays. The parents may also integrate provisions into...
Owning a business can put a professional in the driver's seat for their career. They can choose the clients they work with and even control their own compensation. People who run their own businesses can hire their friends and family. The company that they run may...
If you and your spouse are preparing for a relatively amicable divorce – maybe even using mediation – you can do some work beforehand to help minimize the time, stress and cost involved in working out some of your agreements. Specifically, you may want to consider...
When professionals have 401(k)s and similar tax-deferred accounts, they may need to take extra care during the property division process of a divorce. Tax-deferred retirement savings accounts exist to provide a nest egg for those without regular income. Dividing an...
Parents have to make decisions on their children’s behalf all the time. When parents are married and their child reaches the age where they’re supposed to enroll in kindergarten, the parents pick out the school. Married parents often have to cooperate and work...
Divorcing spouses are far more likely to both earn an income than they were 50 years ago when men were the primary “breadwinners” in the family. In many cases, women earn as much, if not more, than their husbands do. This means men are more frequently seeking and...
There can be value in creating a prenup, because it can help a divorce go smoothly. For instance, many couples get into disputes over how to divide marital assets. But a prenup can be used to do that in advance, while they’re still on relatively good terms. It can...
Sharing child custody is not easy. Parents have to deal with regular transitions, which can make their children emotional. They also have to plan their lives around when they have time with their children. As difficult as it can be to share custody, some parents find...
It’s often referred to as a gray divorce when someone is around 50 years old or older. For instance, divorce rates have been going up for those who are over 45, and they’ve tripled for those who are over 65. Many of these cases are called gray divorces—an important...
