If you’ve ever spoken with someone who went through a difficult divorce, then you might have heard them describe it like going to war. Every day, they might have faced new challenges with a spouse who didn’t want to resolve the conflict. You should know that your...
Looking over your property is part of planning for divorce. You need to figure out how much property you have and what you will have to share with your spouse. If you don't have a marital agreement, like a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement, then you will either have...
Most states have made it possible for those seeking a divorce to do so without assigning fault other than the inability to get along, which is called irreconcilable differences. Nearly all divorces in the Fargo region of North Dakota occur because of irreconcilable...
If you have recently had to accept that your marriage is over, this has likely been a very difficult time for you. The sense of certainty and predictability in our lives is often a very important pillar: We tend to have a vision of how the next decades of our life...
When couples think about dividing up their marital property, they usually focus on splitting the assets -- no matter how small or extensive those may be. Figuring out what to do with the marital debts, however, can be equally important. If you overlook this aspect of...
If you’re going through a divorce and have children or significant property to consider, then you may be extremely stressed. You could feel exhausted or frustrated by the entire situation. That’s reasonable, and it is understandable that you feel that way. While you...
It's never easy to find your "new normal" after a divorce -- but that process gets even more complicated when you and your spouse operate the family business together. What can you do about the business? One option is to keep it open and continue to run it together....
You may have heard that divorce rates have actually fallen over the last few decades. This is true. There was a surge in divorce when no-fault divorce laws began, but the numbers did not continue to rise. They have been falling ever since. Some have said that current...
Going through a divorce can change the way people behave. You may find that your divorcing spouse becomes much more angry, bitter and defensive, especially when you disagree. It can be difficult to keep the peace when there are clear tensions between the two of you,...
Going through a divorce has always been difficult, but the proliferation of social media has made it that much worse. Constant digital contact and social posting can make it harder than ever for two people to gracefully separate from one another. Social media can...
