In this excellent blog posting, Roseann Vanella writes that life insurance policies are typically used as security to ensure that full...

When divorce takes place, everyone in the family is affected. Often the impact on grandparents is overlooked amidst the turmoil involving...

In the context of a divorce, litigants are emotionally entrenched in their positions, and they may think: How could the judge possibly...

In this excellent blog posting, Katherine Miller writes about the first three critical steps in getting a divorce. These steps have...

In this excellent blog posting, Dana Westreich Hirt lists twenty things that people going through a divorce - and the many people who...

Telling your kids that you plan to divorce is not a conversation to be taken lightly. It’s one that marks a turning point in all of your...

One of the most typical questions asked of me by parents who are beginning the divorce process is, “What should we tell the children and...

Your marriage is in question and you're facing a real dilemma. You may be the one who is deciding should you stay or should you go. Or...

The biggest factor correlated with straight couples getting divorced is neither financial problems nor the division of domestic work: It...

When devising solutions to parenting issues like custody and visitation, courts are guided by a variety of considerations, all under the...

Transitioning back into the workforce after a divorce is like a double whammy. Not only has your entire life just changed, from where you...

Any major life change sends a ripple effect through your finances — especially a divorce. Insurance matters may seem trivial next to the...

Like Roseann Vanella, I often encounter spouses who are at very different emotional stages in the divorce process. For example, one...

Israeli couples who apply to divorce will have to undergo compulsory mediation following the introduction of a new law. The spouses at...

If you and your husband or wife are separated or about to be separated, you may feel like you're divorced, but you are actually very...

It might be shocking for a lawyer to tell you to avoid court. But Rob Blair, a board-certified specialist in family law and, according to...

The New York Times recently published an excellent panel discussion addressing the question, "When is it time to give up on a marriage or...

The dissolution of a marriage is often an emotionally draining experience made even more nerve-racking by a legal process that can be...

Sometimes couples who come to mediation are unsure if they really want to get divorced. They may not even know they are unsure. Like Gary...

The breakup of a marriage almost always involves some level of conflict between spouses, but the process of litigation during divorce...