Parting After a Long Marriage Statistics abound for everything under the sun, and there’s no shortage of statistics when it comes to the topic of people ending a marriage after many years. For example, the Pew Research Center reported in 2017 that the number of married couples age 50 and over parting ways has doubled …
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Multiple Types of Divorce in Texas
One simply cannot use television shows or movies as a tutorial for procedures in a divorce. Much like some television shows portray, though, there can be a wide variety of misconceptions when it comes to a parting of the ways for divorcing couples. In this discourse, every effort will be made to help educate the …
How Collaborative Divorce Works: FAQs
The process of going through a divorce can be somewhat confusing, and no two cases are exactly alike. There is no cookie cutter mold for use in divorces. Because there are various types and processes involved, it is wise to ask questions and seek insight from an experienced family law attorney. One type of divorce …
Can an Attorney Represent Both Parties in a Divorce?
Divorce is depicted in such varying ways and in so many different lights on television and in the movies that couples in the real world may hold jaded and shaded perceptions of reality when they find themselves facing one in real life. Some TV shows have the characters going for the jugular vein, so to …
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Should You Get An Uncontested Divorce Without A Lawyer?
Divorce is one of the most challenging things that a person can experience in their life. Your emotions are like a roller coaster, and you wonder if you will ever truly live again. Whatever happened to the “happily ever after” that you were promised? The fact is that more than half of all marriages end …
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Who Gets Custody Of A Dog in a Divorce?
It seems that too many marriages don’t last. It is a sad fact of life. Since the legalization of same-sex marriage, these numbers are even greater. It is also becoming increasingly more common for couples to opt for owning pets as opposed to having children. Everyone who has ever owned a pet knows that they …
Do It Yourself Divorce in Texas
Can You Get a Do It Yourself Divorce in Texas? The Texas Supreme Court makes do it yourself divorce forms available, with instructions. However even in a simple divorce, the forms can be confusing to many people. If the divorce is more complex with child custody and child support issues, or the division of a retirement plan, the do …
Why Grey Divorce Is Increasing
Grey Divorce Is Increasing in the US Vonda’s Comment on Grey Divorce I have seen the rise in grey divorce since I started practicing family law in 1993, and I’ve wondered about the increase. Harry, the author, points out several factors to which the increase can be attributed. I also think that many couples stay together …