Divorce

Divorce is a life-altering event that affects the couple involved and their entire family, including any beloved pets they may own. Unfortunately, pets are often overlooked within the divorce process until the last minute. Pets hold a special place in their owners’...

There is a prevalent belief that military marriages are more likely than civilian marriages to end in divorce. There are multiple reasons that this cultural belief has taken hold. One is that military couples often marry at younger ages than the civilian public and...

Telling your children about your decision to divorce can be difficult, but it’s absolutely necessary. You and your spouse are eventually going to have to broach the subject with them, and it may be best to do it sooner rather than later. You don’t want them to find...

For Americans serving in the military or living as civilians, divorce is a fact of life. Just how common divorce is seems to depend on which branch of the armed forces you are in, among other factors. Divorce by the service branch Overall, the divorce rate among...

For someone who is blindsided by a process server or an unexpected conversation with their spouse, divorce may seem like a random suggestion. No one ever knows when they might learn that their spouse wants to end their marriage, but there certainly are trends that are...

It takes much longer to get divorced than it does to get married to someone. It is a relatively complex process to separate the lives of two adults who have shared a home and finances. If they have children, that adds another layer of complexity to this situation....

By the time you have made the choice to file for divorce, you have likely felt as though your marriage was unpleasant and stressful for some time. It is common for people to spend months if not a few years trying to work through their relationship troubles before they...

You may have so totally invested yourself in your professional development recently that it dominated your mental focus. You didn't recognize divorce was on the horizon until your spouse suddenly brought it up or worse, had you served unexpectedly. You recognize that...

Going through a divorce means that you have to think about various aspects of your life that you didn’t really consider before. Your social media presence is one of those factors. While you’re going through the divorce, especially if it’s contentious, you have to be...

Louisiana is one of only three states in the country that offers a covenant marriage. In fact, it was the first day in the country to introduce the idea of a covenant marriage in 1997. Arkansas and Arizona are the only other two states that have adopted covenant...