December 18, 2019
A premarital agreement (which is also referred to as “prenup” or a prenuptial agreement) is a legal step that is commonly taken before marriage. The financial and property rights of each spouse are established by a prenup in the event there is a divorce. Although no one thinks about getting divorced while they are getting married, about fifty percent of […]
December 16, 2019
Whenever a married couple divorces, spousal support or alimony might be awarded by the court to one of the spouses, based on either a decision made by the court or an agreement reached by the couple. Spousal support is separate from marital property division and is determined on an individual case basis. Many people also have questions about child support […]
December 12, 2019
Spousal maintenance is usually ordered by the court to be paid by one spouse to another when one spouse lacks the capacity to become fully self-supporting even when the income and resources available to that spouse has been taken into consideration. The court will typically order spousal maintenance where one spouse is unable to become self-supporting while the other is […]
December 9, 2019
Physical custody – Basically, physical custody is whereby a parent is entitled to have a child live with him or her. In various states, courts will award joint physical custody where the child spends a substantial amount of time with the two parents. Joint physical custody is most effective in cases where the parents live in close proximity to each […]
December 6, 2019
Whenever married parents separate or divorce, or when just one unmarried parent has custody of their child, the non-custodial parent (who the child doesn’t live with) may be ordered by the court to pay part of her or his income as child support. There are other scenarios where support may arise as well. Less often, when neither of the parents […]