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Do I Need A Divorce Lawyer If We Agree On Everything? • LegalScoops
If you plan for an uncontested divorce, you may have several questions about what is involved and what you need to do. One frequent question is: Do I need a divorce lawyer if we agree on everything? In this article, we will explore what an uncontested divorce is, what you need to do to prepare for one, and whether or not you need a lawyer. First, let’s define what an uncontested divorce is. Uncontested Divorce – What Is It? It is a type of divorce in which the two spouses reach a consensus on all of the terms and conditions […]
I’m very happy with my partner, but why won’t he divorce his wife? | Relationships
I’m in a relationship with a man who is separated from his wife but not divorced. He left her five years ago and says their marriage had been over long before that, but he decided to stay until his children left home. We are both in our 50s and his children are now young adults. I was divorced in my 40s and have no children. We live separately. We’ve had a very happy relationship for several years, but there has always been the elephant in the room of his marriage and the block it presents to our planning a future […]
Unknowns of Litigation Could Outweigh the Possible Rewards
When my co-op and condo board clients decide to start a lawsuit against one of their tenant-shareholders or unit-owners, they want to know what the litigation will be like. Will they win? How long will it take? How much will it cost? The answers to those questions are rarely satisfying because litigation can be uncertain, inefficient and expensive. Here are the five questions co-op and condo boards need to ask — and answer — before they file a lawsuit. What is our likelihood of success? The answer to this question obviously depends on the specific facts and circumstances, but here […]
12 Divorce Party Ideas To Help You Heal & Celebrate Your Fresh Start
Throwing a party after getting a divorce might not be the first thing on your mind. Whether you’re moving on from a dysfunctional and toxic marriage or going through an amicable split, a divorce is one of the most challenging things a person can go through. However, it can also be one of the most liberating and exciting times of your life — a shift in your story worth celebrating. And you certainly aren’t the only one thinking of hosting this type of “alt bash.” According to Pinterest’s latest data, searches for “divorce party ideas” have spiked 55% in 2022. […]
10 ways to make your business more efficient
W hether you’re a CEO or looking to develop your investment portfolio, or a small business owner keen to make smart financial changes, here are some of the best products and services that promise to make your life easier or boost your finances. Make online payments seamless Vyne Today, getting paid online can be expensive, slow, and hugely inefficient. Vyne works to solve these problems with instant account-to-account bank payments, removing any middlemen and improving the consumer experience. It’s a more modern, transparent and seamless approach that benefits both stakeholders in a transaction. The benefits of using Vyne include reducing […]
Expert advises who gets to keep the dog after couple get divorced
Legal experts are seeing an increase in the demand for ‘pet-nups’, prenuptial pet agreements, as divorce cases can cost upwards of £7,000 to decide who gets to keep the dog It can cost couples over £7,000 to come to a mutual decision ( Image: Getty Images) When a relationship breaks down, a couple have to decide who keeps the house, the car and the family pet. For some ex-lovers, their dogs are like their children and it can be difficult coming to a mutual decision. To save the stress, partners are now considering who would get custody of the pet […]
Theresia Gouw On Personal & Professional Growth Post-Divorce
doing the most A special series about ambition — how we define it, harness it, and conquer it. Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photo: Courtesy of Acrew Capital My Biggest Setback is a micro-series that asks powerful women to look back at their career’s biggest setback and how they moved on from it to find professional and personal growth. Theresia Gouw, a founding partner of Acrew Capital, an early-stage venture-capital firm focused on software and security technology, is one of the most successful VC investors in the country. Under Gouw’s leadership, Acrew manages over $1 billion in assets. Personally, Gouw is […]
Can My Spouse Sell Assets During Our Divorce?
Many divorcing spouses worry about the possibility of their spouse selling assets during a divorce and leaving little or nothing to be divided. It can be particularly problematic if a spouse was financially controlling or secretive, or handled all the finances during the marriage with the other having a limited idea of the full financial picture. One could sell assets that the other doesn’t even know exists. Or, a spouse might transfer money or property to a family member to try to prevent it from being accessed by the other spouse, anticipating that the family member will transfer it back […]
Divorcing an Abusive Spouse Is Not a Sin
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve received lots of questions about divorce in the case of abuse. At least some of those questions most likely come from reports of a church disciplining a woman for leaving her allegedly abusive husband. In case you or someone you love is in that situation, let me start with my conclusion: You are not sinful for divorcing an abusive spouse or for remarrying after you do. The reason this is even a question for people is because they know that the Bible says God hates divorce. In Scripture, marriage is a covenant—meant to […]
Easing Your Spouse Toward a Cooperative Divorce – Divorceinfo.com
I could hear the fatigue in Lynn‘s voice as she and I talked over strategy for her divorce. This was her second marriage, so she had divorced once before and knew how messy it could become. She and her husband agreed they needed to divorce, but they disagreed on how. This was his first marriage, and divorce terrified him. With the enthusiastic support of his parents and siblings, he had lined up an aggressive gladiator divorce lawyer and paid him a retainer larger than anything they could possibly fight over. “Don’t talk to me about our divorce,” he instructed her. […]