Money is one of the top three topics couples fight about and a huge contributing factor in why marriages fall apart (sex and co-parenting are the other two areas). And, it is not uncommon for people with opposite money styles …

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With about half of all U.S. marriages ending in divorce, there is plenty of need for advisers who can help with the sensitive issue of splitting the family assets . And with divorces no longer limited to contentious legal battles, …

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The Michigan Supreme Court plans to develop a statewide legal self-help center for people representing themselves in divorce, foreclosure and other civil matters, Chief Justice Marilyn Kelly said Wednesday. Kelly announced the initiative as part of her State of the …

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What can you learn about estate planning from TMZ.com, the celebrity gossip site? Plenty. Errors involving celebrity estates can motivate everyday families to talk ahead of time about who gets Mom's blown-glass collection -- long before things get overblown. via …

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You may drive a hybrid car, eat organic food, use "green" beauty products and design your home according to the latest environmentally friendly standards. But if you haven't considered "greening your love life, you are still a total environmental disaster," …

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Their divorce was settled three years ago, but there they were Friday, back in Cook County Domestic Relations Court, this time fighting over a contentious religious issue: Could a devout Jewish mother force her ex-husband, who isn't Jewish, to feed …

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The sad fact is that many gay couples fighting for the right to marry may someday want to divorce. And that's a whole other battle. Seven years ago Angelique Naylor and Sabina Daly met in Austin, Texas, fell in love, …

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There are many occasions in life when you may want legal help - creating a will, writing a prenuptial agreement, getting a divorce or handling the fallout of a bad car accident, to name just a few. But what if …

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Two couples in Missouri and California that had hoped to share frozen embryos to create an unusual extended family, instead traded lawsuits Thursday in a legal battle that tests the bounds of child custody law. Both couples are suing the …

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Divorce is a difficult and gut-wrenching decision that would keep anyone up in the middle of the night. In today's tough economic times, when one spouse may depend heavily on another spouse for financial support, or a couple is saddled …

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