When you know you are about to experience a divorce, there is a range of emotions that you experience that may cloud your more rational ways of thinking. While those emotions are important and should be handled in a constructive and healthy method, those rational thoughts regarding your financial future are too important to ignore. Your future is on the line, and without taking the...
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After a divorce, the parent-child relationship may have changed. The parent may not have the opportunity to see them as often as the parent may like, and as a result of the physical distance, emotional distance can develop. When that emotional distance exists at the same time as a co-parent alienating the children from you, it can be devastating for parent and damaging for the...
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Whether you are a man or a woman, you hopefully remember the importance your father had in your life, if he was present. He may have helped you ride a bike for the first time or helped you learn new concepts in math class, but no matter what came along, you knew he would be there for you when you needed him. Whether you knew...
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The moment that your wife comes into the room and says the words, “We need to talk,” everything changes. Once the word “divorce” is mentioned, nothing can be the way that it was, and for your wife, that is what she wants, leaving you to pick up the pieces and figure out your own future. That means dealing with the uncertainty of the situation. When...
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After a divorce, you may feel like you have been buried underneath a significant amount of problems. You have to deal with the fact that half of your assets are no longer there. You may be settled with paying alimony and child support and may be forced to cut costs and spending, in order to stabilize your finances. You may have to deal with no...
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With men facing the prospect of divorce, there can be a certain amount of fear attached with the experience. Not only does this mean you are no longer with the person you promised to love and cherish forever, but with the division of assets and the responsibilities of alimony and child support that are often ascribed to men, you may be facing a dire financial...
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For men, the idea of receiving alimony can seem like a foreign concept. Regardless of which spouse earned the most money in the marriage, many men entering the divorce experience resign themselves to the fact that they will be paying alimony. The financial expectations of men in a marriage can be so steep, that if a marriage ends, the financial ramifications can leave many men...
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Marriage does not define a father’s rights. Unwed fathers have rights, too; they just need to exercise those rights. Recent news about Utah fathers rights indicated the state has made the process easier for fathers to exercise their rights. This has brought to light the fact that unwed fathers in other states still experience difficulty in protecting their rights. Other steps are required in addition...
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Marriage rates have reached an all-time low meaning more children are being born out of wedlock. This issue of paternity is one of the more complex areas of family law. Many men are curious about what an unwed father’s legal responsibilities are to a child born outside of a marriage. Will he automatically have to pay child support? Is he the legal father of the...
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A previous men’s rights article discussed a lawsuit filed on behalf of fathers rights after a welfare agency placed children in foster care rather than let them live with their fathers. Both dads were active, involved fathers who shared child custody with the children’s mother. They argued their children should have immediately been sent to live with them after they were removed from their mothers’...
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