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Alimony may seem straightforward at a glance—one ex-spouse pays another spousal maintenance due to court orders—but there are various caveats that each party may want to know before getting too deep into it. As USA Today details, recent tax changes upheaved a decades-long practice of tax deduction strategies. A payor may not deduct these payments…

For decades, same-sex couples were limited to informal relationships that may have been sanctified by their churches or communities but not legally recognized. For a while, there existed a patchwork system of laws that made same-sex relationships a “grey” area with legal standing that could change depending on where the couple lived. That changed in…

Many people have their sights set on 2021 to turn the tide of a universally bad year. But there might be one upcoming day that could bring trouble. The first working Monday of every January has been dubbed “Divorce Day” by both the media and those who work in family law because it’s the number…

Splitting up marital property is often one of the most difficult parts of a divorce. Each spouse may want to keep the same assets or might feel like they should receive more than the other. If a couple does not have a marital agreement and can’t reach terms for splitting up their property, the courts…

Nearly every divorcing parent wants to do whatever they can to help their children deal with the transition as well as is possible. What you say when you tell your children (preferably together) you’re divorcing is, of course, important. However, the way you talk to them about the break-up and your co-parent after that initial…