Divorce has changed a lot over the decades, moving from something uncommon and often difficult to obtain to something that happens to a significant percentage of married couples. People today enjoy far more freedom than they used to regarding relationships – including...
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What benefits come from adopting your stepchild?
Various circumstances may result in a biological parent raising a child on their own. A father might have never established their paternity, leaving a biological mother to raise a child alone. A parent's legal problems or passing may also have resulted in one of the...
Did you cover your digital assets in your will?
Most people default to houses, cars, family keepsakes when asked what assets they should include in their wills. Few testators realize that they must account for their digital assets, as well, when drafting this legal document. Addressing digital assets like online...
Women who get promoted are more likely to divorce
The British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was famous for still cooking and ironing for her husband despite holding the country’s top job. She even cooked for her male colleagues when chairing political meetings. While attitudes about a woman’s role have moved on...
4 things you need to revise after divorce
The divorce process can quickly become an emotionally turbulent and confusing time. The couple must focus on dividing marital property and shared debt while also developing a parenting plan when children are involved. Splitting one household into two futures can be a...
How to bring up estate planning with your parents
You may be worried that your parents have not done their estate planning, as you know how that’s going to impact you and your siblings. Maybe you’re worried about disputes that will make it hard to ever patch things up. That can be avoided if your parents create a...
Post-divorce parenting takes extra effort
You might worry about the effect breaking apart your family will have on your child. However, take reassurance in the fact that millions of other children are in a similar position. It is not so much your relationship’s legal status that matters, but how you are as...
5 reasons why you should share physical custody of the kids with your ex
At the start of a divorce, many parents assume they need to fight for sole custody of their children. They abhor the very idea of shared custody. Maybe you cannot bear the thought of being separated from your children. Perhaps you feel it shows how much you love them....
Financial stress and divorce
Money woes have ended many relationships in Herndon and Fairfax County. A lost job, a house the couple cannot afford, steep credit card bills; these and similar financial problems can add up to divorce if the couple cannot find another solution. Individual economic...
Does watching TV lead to divorce?
Divorce happens for a lot of reasons. Many, such as financial troubles and infidelity, are well known. However, it’s important to consider all possible reasons and not to assume that all divorce cases look the same. Today, let’s take a look at the link between TV and...
