Divorce is never an easy situation. In ideal circumstances, there can be emotional tension, sadness, and a fear of the unknown future. Divorcing under complex situations can increase those aspects, and things can get complicated when caring for a disabled child. When...
Few divorces are easy or amicable, but some pose more challenges than others. For example, divorcing when you share children usually turns an otherwise simple divorce into a more complex endeavor. Along with legal issues (child custody, property division, etc.),...
Any divorce in Tennessee can become a messy, embarrassing debacle. Former spouses may fight bitterly over property division issues, support terms and custody matters. Spouses may share embarrassing stories in court that harm each other's reputations and...
If your spouse has an addiction, then both of you have a problem. No matter what they are hooked on, they are channeling a lot of time and energy into feeding that addiction. That is time and energy that is not being directed to you or invested in your marriage. Under...
Ideally, you and your co-parent will have come to an agreement on child custody during divorce proceedings. If this didn’t happen, then the court will have stepped in and come to a ruling based on the best interests of the child. In any case, custody orders are...
You and your spouse may have sat with your child to talk about your divorce. After talking with your child about what divorce will mean, why it’s happening, and that it wasn’t caused because of them, your child may have some questions. Children are curious, especially...
Finalizing your divorce will end your need to co-habit, but what about the period before? Once you decide to divorce, you may not want to carry on living together, but you might still need to unless you can find alternative arrangements. Only you can decide if you...
There has been a long-held cultural belief that once you’re married you must always stay married – through every fight and problem that might arise in the marriage. Recent generations have started changing these beliefs in favor of more individual freedom and personal...
Talking to someone about going through a divorce will usually start with things like how to manage the legal process or what to do to minimize the financial impact. There’s another area that you need to think about when you’re divorcing – the psychological effects....
There is no such thing as an easy divorce, but there are some ways to make the best out of a bad situation. Your divorce doesn’t have to be heated, drawn-out or aired in public. If a less stressful divorce appeals to you, then you may want to consider divorce...
