If you have decided to get a divorce, and your spouse was the breadwinner in the marriage, you may wonder how you will pay your bills until you can get back on your feet. Alimony, also known as spousal support or maintenance, is a financial provision one spouse may...
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Will divorce force you to sell your business?
Building a business takes significant time and effort. If the courts view a business as marital property, however, this can leave business owners with questions about the fate of their business. Many worry that they will need to close their company. What does property...
How divorce can impact your job performance
As much as you might try to keep your personal life out of the workplace, you are only human. Someone going through divorce cannot control when their emotions overwhelm their ability to concentrate on work. This can come and go throughout the divorce process or arise...
Could the New Year bring a new, unmarried chapter of your life?
As the New Year approaches, many people consider the changes that they want to make once January arrives. While some of these changes may be small improvements to a person’s life, some people choose to start the New Year by ending an old marriage and moving toward a...
Can I survive divorce financially as a woman over 50?
Divorce can be a difficult decision for anyone, but as a woman over 50, concerns over your finances may make this decision even harder. You should not allow financial stress to keep you in an unhealthy situation. There are ways to financially survive divorce and...
Are stay-at-home parents entitled to alimony?
entitled to alimony? Once they start having kids, many families decide for one spouse to stay at home with the children while the other spouse earns income for the family. The spouse who stays at home has traditionally been the woman, but it can be either partner if...
Maintaining your privacy during divorce remains crucial
In an age where privacy seems to have given way to oversharing, it is essential to hold on to this important concept in life’s many facets and situations, including if you are going through a divorce. Subscribing to discretion is essential because you are protecting...
Is too much debt keeping you from divorce?
Marital debt should never keep you from staying in an unhappy or abusive marriage. Financial stability is important, but divorce tends to play a significant role in jeopardizing financial futures regardless of wealth. Though the ideal solution is to pay off all debt...
Co-parenting with your ex: what is most important?
Co-parenting may go smoothly or prove challenging, depending on the nature of the divorced parents’ relationship. An amicable relationship may lead to the highest of highs as parents watch their children blossom and grow. However, a deep and festering crevice between...
How are marital debts divided in Wisconsin divorces?
Most married couples accumulate both assets and debts during the marriage. When a marriage ends, the court divides both assets and debts between the divorcing spouses. How do Wisconsin divorce courts handle marital debts? What is marital debt? Both spouses must...