When I decided to get divorced last year, I knew that it was going to be hard. I was nervous about dividing all of our assets and moving our kids to different schools, but I knew that my husband and I simply couldn't stay together. We were just too volatile, and I could tell that things wouldn't end well if we stayed living in the same house. To make things easier, I decided to meet with a lawyer who could go through all of the different aspects of the transition. We talked about ways to simplify the process, and how the entire ordeal would proceed. This blog is here to help you through this tough time by explaining divorce.
If you are going through a highly contentious divorce, one of the tools you have available to you--in some states--is called "bifurcation," whereby you can become legally divorced before all the issues are settled. There are four things you should know about this to see if it could be helpful to you. 1. There are several advantages to bifurcation in certain cases. You may prefer to bifurcate your divorce if: [Read More]