What is Wasteful Dissipation and How Can it Affect Me?

Wasteful dissipation refers to a situation in which one spouse wastefully spends marital assets or purposefully fails to protect or preserve marital assets in anticipation of a divorce. If the amount in question is substantial enough, it can have an impact on property...

Living with Your Spouse While Dissolving Your Marriage

It is not always financially practical for one spouse to move out of the marital home once the divorce or legal separation process begins. As difficult as it might be to share space with your soon-to-be former spouse, moving out is often a bad decision, especially in...

How to Maintain Consistency in Two Separate Households

Unsurprisingly, many of the same issues that created discord during a couple’s marriage often continue to hinder their ability to effectively co-parent in the aftermath of a divorce. If you and your spouse ever disagreed on your children’s bedtime or could...

Celebrating Thanksgiving After a Split

If you recently got a divorce, you are probably not looking forward to Thanksgiving this year. In the past, you likely sat at the dinner table with your spouse, children, and other members of the family, regaling each other with some of your fondest memories. Now that...

Celebrating Father’s Day as Newly Divorced Parents

Co-parenting can be somewhat of a challenge for those who are recently divorced. After all, you split up for a reason and, in all likelihood, you were probably experiencing some difficulties getting along. Since you still need to raise your children together, however,...