Does Spousal Support Continue After Remarriage?
Martha Dandridge Custis, poor woman, was married to her first husband a mere seven years before he up and died on her, leaving her — at ...
8 Reasons to Avoid Legal Zoom Divorce like the Plague
Divorce is never a walk in the park. It frequently demands much more than checking some boxes, filing a few documents, and Voilà, you're free. A ...
How Does Mental Illness Affect Child Custody in Virginia?
Years ago, you were diagnosed with a mental illness. You visited a psychiatrist, received medication, and over time, you got better. Your illness may still be ...
Does Length of Marriage Affect Spousal Support?
We must all feel a certain pity for poor Antonio C., 99 years young and happily married to 96-year-old Rosa C., for 77 years. The Italian ...
Preparing for Your Custody Trial: 5 Tips for Fathers
Psychologists warn against the human tendency to create “the other,” as in dehumanizing an opponent1. Perhaps the first and best piece of advice we can offer ...
7 Ways Divorce Can Help You Live a Better Life
Katie Holmes may be an extreme case of a person losing herself in a marriage. Tom Cruise’s wife endured live-in members of Cruise’s church more or ...
4 Brilliant Apps to Make Co-parenting a Breeze
You made it amicably through your divorce. You reached a favorable agreement on visitation. You and your ex-wife are even on the same page regarding co-parenting, ...
The 5 Most Awkwardly Ill-fated Divorces in History
Two qualifiers need to be addressed right away: “history” means a very long time, since humans have been, well, human for some 200,000 years. “Worst” is ...
The Simplest Ways to Make the Best of Visitation Time
Visitation time will feel awkward for a while after your divorce. Your children — the same little folks you diapered, fed, bathed and played with — ...