Divorce is a traumatizing life event that can set you back emotionally and financially if you let it. Along the way are pitfalls that can make the entire ordeal worse than it has to be. But these tips for getting through a divorce will help to make the process a little easier.
Don't Try to Represent Yourself in a Divorce
The right lawyer will advocate for you and your kids in the courtroom and on legal filings.
- When you get a divorce, it's easy to think you're only separating from your spouse. In reality, other family members may also be negatively impacted by the split. In particular, your ex's parents may be emotionally crushed by the breakup if it means they can no longer see the grandchildren due to the custody arrangement. Although you may be feeling quite a bit of antipathy towards your ex, ensuring your children maintain a relationship with their grandparents is important to their emotional and mental health.
- No matter how carefully thought-out you and your partner make your child support and custody arrangements, there may come a time when adjustments need to be made. The family courts acknowledge the need for issues that concern minor children to be flexible, and do allow for those changes when the circumstances are persuasive enough. For more information about the compelling reasons for requesting a change and how this change may be implemented, read on.
- Learning that you are about to be a father may bring unbelievable joy and happiness, or confusion and fear. No matter how you feel, if your relationship with the mother has been troubled and you have reason to doubt the baby's parentage, you may need to consider asking for proof of paternity. The legal and financial obligations of admitting to paternity can be long-term and serious, so before you sign on the dotted line and admit paternity, read below for information you need to know.
- A father has many legal rights and responsibilities to his child or children. However, for one reason or another there may be a paternity issue of some kind that requires an attorney to be hired. These issues vary greatly, but hiring an attorney will be ensure that paternal issues are worked out and things are legally as they should be. This article will discuss 3 reasons to hire an attorney for paternity issues.