If you have decided to end your marriage, you know how stressful the process can be. After all, not only must you distribute marital property, but you must also adjust to a new way of life. If you have children with your soon-to-be ex-spouse, you face an additional...
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Giving in to guilt and other high-asset divorce mistakes
The more complicated the divorce, the more unnerving it can become. Unless you go into it with the right attitude, you may seriously impair your financial future. Here are five mistakes to avoid, especially if you face a high-asset divorce. 1. Giving in to guilt If...
Collaborative divorce and your Door County vacation home
With miles of shoreline, beautiful forests and delicious restaurants, Door County is a vacationer’s dream. If you cannot resist the peninsula’s draw, you may own a vacation home in the area. Still, if your getaway is marital property, you must address its ownership...
Use divorce as motivation to repair your credit
While not all divorces are acrimonious or heart-wrenching, you may need something to distract you from the emotional toll that often accompanies the end of a marriage. If your credit score is not as high as you would like, you may choose to direct your efforts toward...
Take control of your divorce with the collaboration process
When facing divorce, visions of a lengthy, expensive courtroom battle may spring to mind. This is something you would probably like to avoid at all costs. Fortunately, you have options, and one is a form of alternative dispute resolution, or ADR, called collaborative...
Less contentious divorce is easier for children to handle
The breakup of a family unit is difficult for everyone. If you face divorce, you are most concerned about the effect on your children. Children react to the split in different ways, but they eventually adapt, depending on the overall process. This is one reason why...
3 reasons to choose legal separation over divorce
When you walked down the aisle, you probably assumed you would live with your spouse forever. You also planned for a financial future with your husband or wife. As you know, though, not all marriages end in happily ever after. Sometimes, spouses choose to dissolve the...
How to find hidden assets
When many people divorce, they still act amicably toward one another. However, even if you are still in relatively good terms with your spouse during the divorce process, you want to keep an eye out for any potential hidden assets. Wisconsin courts will divide assets...
Parenting plans for out-of-state visitation
A divorce can sometimes mean a fresh start. You may take a job out-of-state or relocate closer to old friends or family members. When your former spouse wants to stay put with the children, this can create complications as you devise the parenting plan. Though you may...
When family vacations and child custody intersect
Family vacations offer a wonderful opportunity to help your children create lifelong memories. Even better, going on a family trip may boost brain development for the young ones in your family. If you share custody of your kids with a former spouse, though, you must...