Divorce (Mis) Information

One refrain that family lawyers frequently hear is that “My friend got divorced in (fill in your favorite State) and they got divorced in a week!”  Or, “I got divorced in (last State of residence) and I got sole custody of the kids/all of the...

Mint.com for Financial Help

One of the biggest challenges facing separated and divorcing couples is budgeting.  A hard reality of divorce is that it takes more money to support two single people than it does one married couple.  And, incomes rarely go up when parties are separating or...

New Protections for Unmarried and Same Sex Couples

A brand new ruling from the North Carolina Court of Appeals (the second highest court in North Carolina, below only the North Carolina Supreme Court) has strengthened financial protections between unmarried couples. The court’s opinion in Alexandra Curry v....

Custody Orders and Religion

The case of Joseph Reyes, the Chicago father that is potentially going to jail for taking his daughter to church is getting a lot of publicity on television today.  In order to get your attention, the media is subtly asking viewers “Can you believe that you...

Divorce: Learning from Experience

Learning from experience is the most effective way to learn.  But, when it comes to divorce, nobody wants to learn by going through it multiple times.  So, the best way to learn is to learn from the experience of others.  This New York Times article...