Have you been considering divorce but don’t want to completely ruin your relationship with your spouse? Mediation might be the option that saves you time, money and stress during your divorce. Mediation is when two divorcing parties decide to use a mediator, or a neutral third party, to help resolve their issues regarding property, assets, children or any other divorce…
Do you feel like the other party in your divorce hasn’t lived up to their end of the deal post-divorce? A petition for Rule Nisi might be the best course of action. Rule Nisi is a request by one party to rule the other party in contempt for not complying with previous arrangements made in a court of law. This…
When you think of divorce, bitter battles over property and custody may come to mind. Most of us have heard a heartbreaking story or two of multiple-year divorce cases that hurt many people involved. However, divorces are not always this messy, especially if they are uncontested. Here are the differences between a contested divorce and an uncontested divorce: Uncontested Divorce…
Are you unhappy with your custody agreement? You may be able to change it through a modification. These are set by the McLendon standard, which states: “The positive good brought about by the modification must more than offset the inherently disruptive effect caused by uprooting the child” (Fernambucq and Pate 10.06[1]). This means that the party seeking the alteration must…
