1. Showing Off Pictures or discussions of new purchases or vacations are fun, but they might color the court's view of your finances and affect your settlement. via Showing Off - Five Facebook No-Nos for Divorcing Couples - TIME.

If you marry the charming dancer who asks for your hand, are you more likely to wind up in divorce court than if you'd picked the sensible engineer? That seems to be the suggestion of a recent study that explores …

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(An interesting perspective from a Judge in the UK) Intelligent parents often use their children as "ammunition" and a "battlefield" to carry on their disputes in a legal war after separation, England's most senior family court judge says. Nicholas Wall, …

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Credit and DivorceMary and Bill recently divorced. Their divorce decree stated that Bill would pay the balances on their three joint credit card accounts. Months later, after Bill neglected to pay off these accounts, all three creditors contacted Mary for …

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(This article focuses on Australian law but points out the worldwide trend) Good divorce. These two words, which, in decades past, would have formed the definitive oxymoron, appear to have acquired different connotations. Anecdotal evidence suggests a growing number of …

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In the litigious society that well all live in, it should come as no surprise that such a high percentage of the public is completely unaware that mediation services actually exist. Hey! Lawyers and in fact the whole legal system …

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ANY type of separation or relationship problem will naturally put a massive amount of stress and pressure on any family and will incur mixed emotions for all involved. For parents it is very difficult to try to balance what is …

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Divorce Detox: Sleep is one of our most precious resources during divorce. It's vital to our health and well-being. During sleep, the body renews its energy, releases growth hormones and heals. Yet during divorce -- a time of extreme stress …

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Franco Margarita wants his six-year-old son to play outdoor sports. His ex-wife, he says, would rather let their boy play on the Wii. While they were still married, Mr. Margarita urged his wife to be firm when their son threw …

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Even in a strong economy, divorce is often difficult and costly; but in a prolonged recession it can be financially devastating. For example, suppose that: * Neither spouse can afford to buy out the other and you're forced to sell …

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