Divorce – The Best and Worst Kinds of Help
Divorce – The Best and Worst Kinds of HelpBy Ed Sherman Since I founded Nolo Press in 1971 with the first edition of How to Do Your Own Divorce, millions of people have successfully done their own divorces without retaining lawyers. Doing your own divorce does not mean you can’t get help, but there is a big difference in the kinds of help that are available. Friends, relatives and “common knowledge” are the worst and most expensive sources of legal advice. Use friends for moral support, but when they give you advice, just say, “thank you,”

Anatomy of a Divorce: How it Really Works
Anatomy of a Divorce: How it Really WorksBy Ed Sherman The legal divorce vs. your real divorce The legal divorce has very limited concerns: to get a judgment of divorce, you have to make arrangements for your property, your children, and support (if any). If you have a high degree of conflict, it is also about keeping the peace and protecting you, your children and your property. That’s it; that’s all the legal divorce is about. The law is used to impose a decision in your case only when there is a disagreement that has been brought into court. If you can re

9 Myths of Separation and Divorce
9 Myths of Separation and Divorce by Charlie and Barb Asher Myth 1: “It’s a competition…” Myth 2: “We have legal problems…” Myth 3: “We have a cudtody dispute…” Myth 4: “If we don’t solve the problem, we’ll get the judge to…” To learn more about these myths and the remaining ones, please view the video below.

Divorcing With Kids – What Is Joint Custody?
Divorcing with Kids – What is Joint Custody? by Marcy Burlock – Clivir Team Joint custody is exactly what it sounds like – both parents having custody of any children they have. This means both parents share time with the children, with the children living in both homes over an agreed on period of time. When both parents share custody each parent has equal responsibility for the children. This includes any medical care, schooling and any decisions to be made in the benefit of the children. Usually the parents must be in agreement before any ch

Dirty Divorce Tricks
Dirty Divorce Tricks by Berna Abonita This is a difficult issue. The heading uses the word ‘dirty’ and it means sneaky, cruel, underhand and more besides. The best advice in any would-be divorce is to be aware. Knowledge is power. And if you decide to trust your partner, to accept everything they say as gospel, and then possibly it may be a case of ‘more fool you’. People change and people can do terrible things to hurt their partner. When a marriage fails, sometimes it brings out the worst in people. #1 It’s what you sign, not what you say, is important. A spous