Archive for June 13, 2016

There is nothing quite like the excitement of announcing your engagement. You take hundreds of pictures of your sparkling new ring on your perfectly manicured hand, your smiling faces pressed up against each other. The “Congratulations” and Facebook “likes” rush in as the news spreads. Everyone knows and everyone is happy.

Announcing a divorce is something entirely different. You hardly want to shout it from the rooftops if you even want to speak of it at all. Beyond the stress of hiring a divorce lawyer or searching for child custody lawyers,

By now you probably realize that a divorce is not as simple as hiring a lawyer, signing the divorce papers, and moving on with your life. The proceedings can get messy, and if this is your first divorce, you will probably be hit with a few surprises and have a lot of questions. To make everything a little easier for everyone involved, here are a few things you should know.

Three Things Your Divorce Attorney Wish You Knew

You aren’t helping him help you
Keep in mind that your divorce attorney is your

We’ve all heard the statistic by now: as many as 50% of all first marriages end in divorce. In fact, one divorce in the U.S. is finalized every 36 seconds, totaling up to 2,400 divorces every day and 876,000 each year. This statistic may be good for divorce lawyers, but the divorce process is never quite as pleasant for the families involved.

Sadly, divorce isn’t an isolated incident; it affects more than the two people separating. The parents of 1.5 million children divorce each year. The divorce process almost always has