Learn How To Have An Estate Plan Created When You Find Out You Have A Terminal Illness

Posted on: 16 January 2017

Finding out that you have a terminal illness can be devastating. There are many people who do not know what to do after they receive this news and are so overwhelmed with the fact that they may die that they have a hard time focusing on anything else. It is important to pull yourself together so you can get your affairs in order to ensure that you do not leave your family with the burden of taking care of your affairs for you.
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Understanding What's Best for Children in Disputed Custody Cases

Posted on: 8 November 2016

In a perfect world, you and your soon-to-be ex set your differences aside, get together and make a child custody and visitation plan on your own, without involving the family court system. Child custody can be among the most contentious of divorce issues, however, and in many cases this situation leads to a dispute that must be settled by the judge. The judge uses several factors in making a custody determination, and it pays to understand those factors.
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Is Alimony A Dead Issue?

Posted on: 8 November 2016

Alimony, also known as spousal support, may have fallen from popularity in the past few years, but it is far from dead. For those who need it, alimony represents a way of ensuring that both divorcing spouses suffer less of a financial impact. It's important that a distinction be made between alimony and child support. Child support exists in a special category of its own and is considered separately with no connection or impact on the spousal support issue.
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3 Important Issues To Prioritize During Divorce Mediation

Posted on: 27 October 2016

When a marriage comes to an end, you may suddenly wonder how well you ever knew your spouse in the first place. Most divorcing couples surprise one another with how they handle the situation in one way or another. If divorce is inevitably looming in your future, it's best to opt for divorce mediation rather than divorce court. Your family law attorney will be able to help you decide if it's in your best interest to go the route of mediation, but it is best for many situations.
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