Problems anticipated are problems half-solved

Due mostly to financial realities, many couples are choosing to separate, but never get divorced.  As this article from MSNBC and the New York Times shows, "permanent separations" are becoming more popular.  I see a number of clients that have been living in...

As related in this New York Times article, divorce is bad for your physical health.  In a large study of divorced and married subjects, participants that had been through a divorce reported significantly more physical ailments than participants that were still...

North Carolina does not recognize same sex marriage.  But, does that mean that same sex couple cannot adopt children?  The short answer is that no one really knows.  The most recent North Carolina case on the subject does not provide us with much of an...

Clients frequently ask me whether they can be legally separated if they are still living in the same house.  They ask whether it is sufficient to sleep in separate bedrooms, live in different parts of the house, or arrange a schedule where they are never home at...

As this story on the Today Show explains, more and more Baby Boomers entering a second or third marriage are considering prenuptial agreements, aka "prenups".  The goal is to protect assets that the parties have worked their whole lives to build and to prevent...

As a recent article in the August edition of Money Magazine points out, the Tipper and Al Gore split up has highlighted the issues of "gray" divorces.  Gray divorce is the label given to divorces of couples that have been married 20 years or more. The article...

This recent article from New York magazine highlights an issue that may be pushing couples into divorces without their even knowing it.  It is easy to imagine how "hating your life" can lead to doubts about the major parts of your life, including your spouse and...

When confronted with an oncoming divorce or separation, most clients instinctively and anxiously want to know "what the law is" in their case.  There are actually two answers to that question, one of which is rarely ever addressed by family law attorneys. Most...

Some of the destruction of an ugly adversarial divorce is obvious:  tens of thousands in legal fees for each party, annihilation of the family finances, arguments, personal attacks, stress on the parents and kids, etc...We can all readily identify these known...