Marriage: Before you file for divorce listen to this.

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Marriage: Before you file for divorce listen to this.

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The Top 10 Financial Mistakes to Avoid During Divorce

During a divorce, you’ll be faced with many decisions that may affect your financial security. This article outlines the most common financial mistakes divorcing spouses make and provides tips on how to avoid them. check to learn more.

Child Visitation, Child Custody and Unmarried Fathers

Biological parents have a right to seek child visitation or child custody. This is true regardless of whether the child's parents were married when the child was born. Unless evidence indicates otherwise, courts making child visitation decisions presume that involvement of both parents benefits the child. check to learn more.

The Basics of Child Custody

Some unmarried couples have joint legal custody over their children. This means that both parents to whom the joint legal custody refers have the legal authority to make such decisions. One of the most common conflicts pertaining to child custody occurs when one parent wants to relocate with the child. check to learn more.

What Obstacles Will I Face in My Divorce?

Unexpected problems come up in many divorces, and yet the overwhelming number of cases are settled by agreement rather than decided by a judge. You usually have the power either to defuse a touchy situation or to inflame it. check to learn more.

6 Top Responsibilities of Custodial Parents

A custodial parent is the primary parent who shares a home with the child. Typically, this means that a court of law has given primary legal or physical custody to one of the parents, the parents have reached an informal agreement, or there is only one parent involved in the child’s life. check to learn more.