Money concerns often keep parents awake at night during custody disputes. You might worry that your ex-spouse's bigger paycheck gives them an automatic edge in court. This fear affects parents across all income levels who want to maintain meaningful relationships with...
Military service puts a lot of pressure on an individual. Service members often need to sacrifice control of their lives and even their health because of their careers. In some cases, their closest relationships may also suffer because of their job responsibilities....
Prenuptial agreements are contracts between engaged individuals that they negotiate before getting married. A generation ago, prenuptial agreements carried significant social stigma. People associated them with the especially wealthy and with those who expected their...
There are numerous parenting issues that divorcing spouses have to address. Obviously, arranging for an appropriate division of parenting time is a top consideration. Both parents typically want as much time as they can get with their children. The parents may also...
Some couples don't have to worry about paternity. Marriage leads to a presumption of paternity when a woman has a child. The hospital automatically includes the husband's name as the father of the child on the birth certificate in most cases. When unmarried couples...
Funding a 401(k) is a gradual process. People often make contributions for years as a way of saving for retirement and reducing their taxable income. A 401(k) can be worth tens of thousands of dollars or more depending on the income of the person funding it and how...
Regular custody exchanges can be the most frustrating part of sharing parental rights and responsibilities. Parents may have to see each other every few days and talk about what happened during their parenting time. Many parents do not look forward to their custody...
Prenuptial agreements can help couples to start their marriage out on the right path. They discuss what they expect from one another and the relationship. They make it very clear what might happen if a divorce ever occurs. A prenuptial agreement can strengthen a...
Do you ever feel like you're hearing about more and more people getting divorced? There could be an actual statistical reason for that phenomenon. What is the divorce rate in Louisiana, anyway? Let's review recent statistics in our state and try to make sense of the...
A custody order isn't just a recommendation for a family’s schedule. It is a court order that is legally enforceable. Parents negotiating a divorce and judges settling parenting disputes often commit a lot of time and energy to establish appropriate custody orders....