Though your marriage is ending, your relationship with your ex will not end completely. That is because you have kids together. You and your ex may not be living together anymore, but you still have to be your children's parents. That generally means sharing custody...

If you’re getting divorced and you have a prenup, it’s natural to feel like some of the planning has already been done and to think that reduces the confusion and stress of the divorce. For instance, your prenup may list important separate property that you want to...

The priority in any custody order is to determine what is in the best interests of the children. Best interests involve children’s happiness, security, mental health, and emotional development into young adulthood. The courts base their decisions on the children's...

During your marriage, you and your spouse may have had little issue providing for your child and covering your family’s expenses. As you two divorce, though, you may fear that your kid will lose out. Your split will be especially challenging if you will be their...

Ideally, divorcing parents will work out a custody and visitation schedule for their children together. If that's possible, the judge never has to get involved with it. However, what if that doesn't happen? What factors will the judge consider important in your...

Choosing to divorce isn't easy -- but it's just the first of a long series of choices you will need to make as you move forward. In many ways, every divorce is just a series of "A" and "B" choices that each individual has to make regarding things like marital...