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Who Gets the Pet In A Divorce?

In most cases, pets are often considered to be part of the family, almost like children. That’s why the question of who gets “custody” of the family pet may become hotly contested in a divorce. While the term “custody” is associated with children in a divorce, family pets are not treated like children under the […]

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Transgender Issues And Divorce

Does being transgender affect divorce? Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court recognized the right of same gender couples to marry in Obergefell v. Hodges, one might assume gender is of little or no significance in a divorce. After all, if one can marry, certainly one ought to be able to divorce. The idea of a […]

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Divorces Can Be Quickly Settled With Well-Planned Premarital Agreements

Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen recently announced not only their divorce, but also that it quickly settled. How could people who have children and almost certain extraordinary wealth quickly settle their divorce case? Divorces involve some amount of conflict, or the couple would not be divorcing. So, what is the explanation? From the perspective of […]

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What Causes Divorce

Conflict. In a word, conflict causes couples to divorce. Usually, by the time a spouse consults an attorney about a divorce, the couple’s conflict is seemingly unbearable for one spouse, the other, or both. Everyone wants to be happy. As a matter of logic, happiness is difficult when one is having conflict with a spouse. […]

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Divorce Rate Up in 2021, Depending on Economics

Family attorneys across the nation are experiencing one of their busiest times of the year as couples act on New Year’s resolutions to end relationships after stressful holiday periods and lingering pandemic-related isolation. A sharp rise in divorces this year follows steep decreases seen in the number of Americans getting married and divorced during the first […]

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