Unless you and your spouse have a marital agreement, the courts we'll be the ones to split your property in your divorce. Florida law aims for fairness with its equitable distribution standard. The judge will look at an inventory of your assets and debts and then try...

You may consider your divorce a cause for celebration. Yet it will cause you some challenges. As with many things in life, what gender you are can affect how it impacts you. A recent study found that overall, women tend to come off worse than in divorce. However, this...

Engaged couples frequently sign prenuptial agreements to protect their interests in the event of a divorce. While there is no doubt they are indeed handy documents, far too many couples overlook the value that a postnuptial agreement can bring to the marriage. Maybe...

When you divorce, part of the process involves accepting that your spouse will eventually have an intimate relationship with someone else. Some people get divorced because their spouse already pursued a new romantic relationship outside of the marriage. Whether you...

Money often feels like a necessary evil. You need it to survive in the modern world, but it can bring with it many issues that impact other areas of your life. Certainly, it has been found that money is one of the leading causes of divorce. What this means does differ...

People who worry about divorce in the United States often tell you that the divorce rate is 50%. They also say that it’s going up. Clearly, their interpretation of the data tells them that most marriages end in divorce and that we’re always getting closer to a point...

When you decide to get a divorce or are approached by your spouse with divorce papers, your first thought may be that you want to protect your children. You may not know how to let them know that their family is going to be changing or that you and their other parent...

Many people going through divorce feel concerned that they will receive an unfair outcome. There are many stories floating around on the internet and in popular culture of people whose lives seem to have spiraled out of control during and after a divorce. Unfair...

Your spouse tells you that they want a divorce, and they’re already holding a copy of the prenup that you signed when you got married. You’d forgotten that you even signed it, but they tell you that it takes care of a lot of the legal aspects of the divorce. Reading...

It took months, but you and your ex have finally filed your divorce papers. You have your own place and you are ready to put this stress behind you and move forward. One final task remains, however — your taxes. Newly divorced couples sometimes overlook the changes to...