Although divorce rates have fallen to their lowest level since the 1970s, separation continues to spike after the festive season. Many attribute the stress and financial burden of trying to create the perfect Christmas as the reason why many married couples head for divorce in January. Divorce Day, which falls on the first Monday back …
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Why You Should Mediate Your Divorce Instead of Litigating It
Mediation is a process in which a neutral third party meets with you both, facilitating conversations to help you settle all issues in your divorce: custody, parenting time, child support, spousal support, property and debt division and taxes. The mediator helps you stay calm and rational and ensures that all topics necessary for divorce resolution …
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Tips for surviving your deposition in employment-related litigation
If you are a human resources professional, chances are that you will have the “opportunity” to be deposed in some form of litigation during your career. Depositions are where attorneys for the parties to the litigation get to ask questions of witnesses “on the record.” Testimony is then typed up in a nice, neat transcript …
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Legal Review: Why court-cutting mediation is gaining popularity
For a variety of reasons, Scotland lags behind many other nations when it comes to the use of mediation to resolve disputes, despite the substantial cost and time that often comes with litigation. In Scotland, rather than seeing litigation as a last resort to resolving disputes, it is the route many people decide to take …
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How to Protect Your Small Business from Litigation: 6 Ways
When you are running a small business, one of the biggest threats you can face is litigation. As a small business owner, it is just not possible for you to know everything, and that’s where many business owners end up getting into trouble. So, if you have a small business and want to protect it …
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Navigating Changes After Divorce
Let’s be real — divorce is TOUGH, and so is figuring out your and your family’s new life in the weeks and months that follow finalizing your split. And, there’s a case to be made for it being even tougher for those in the LGBTQIA+ community. Not only are you handling the sea change of …
These Are The Two Months With The Highest Divorce Rate
Did you know that March and August are the two months of the year where couples divorce the most? Thanks to a new study from the University of Washington, their research has determined that seasonal breakups are a real thing. Winter and summer holidays may be the driving force behind these splits. The original purpose of …
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How to recover financially from divorce
Right off the top, it’s important to acknowledge that there are no secret strategies for magically avoiding the financial impact of divorce. Divorce is difficult. You may lose half of your assets—or more—during the process of equalization. You may have ongoing spousal support or child support obligations to an ex-spouse. There can be differences from …