According to many divorce lawyers, including Attorney Irwin Pollack, founder of Family Law Group and its parent company, Pollack Law Group, more people file for divorce in January and February. Why this happens is a little more complicated. There are personal reasons that January and February are big divorce months for family law attorneys. The [...]
The calls follow the tragic case of a catastrophically brain-damaged baby whose mother died shortly after giving birth and whose father had to seek court intervention to allow him give consent for the withdrawal of his child’s life support. Eamonn Quinn of the Unmarried and Separated Parents of Ireland said law reform to grant automatic [...]
Divorce, while difficult for people of all ages, can be especially challenging for people close to retirement age. While younger people getting a divorce still have many years to work on their savings and retirement plans, seniors face the difficulties of splitting the assets and retirement funds that they had taken a lifetime to build. [...]
Separation and divorce can be a very painful and stressful event in the life of a family. But it can also be a welcome relief after months, and sometimes years, of conflict between the parents. This time of adjustment after a divorce can also be painful and stressful as each person in the family may [...]
Now that 2014 is here, people from around the country are well on their way to fulfilling the New Year’s Resolutions they made for themselves. For persons going through a divorce, the most important resolution to make may be engaging in proceedings in a manner that will protect their finances in the long run. This [...]
What is the role of stock options in negotiating a divorce settlement? Far from being an academic question, the answer can actually determine the ownership of hundreds of thousands of dollars generated by the sale of appreciated stock acquired through company stock options. By specifying in the divorce settlement exactly how stock options will be [...]
This is the fifth in a series about the ripple effect of divorce and remarriage on family systems from HDNews Q: What are additional effects of family structure and change on children? A: Continuing the discussion of the causative links between parent separation and poor child outcomes, there is yet more information provided by the [...]
The first Monday of the new year has earned the nickname from legal experts as it is the most popular day to file for divorce.Marital strains come to a head over the festive season as people spend a lot of time together and problems are highlighted.It leads to a deluge of calls to solicitors when [...]
Question: Hello Dr. Scott. So, our daughter has been married less than six months and is already considering a divorce from her husband because she feels like she made the wrong choice. I am wondering how to advise her because we like our son-in-law and feel like he’s a good match for her. On the [...]
Getting divorced can be complicated enough – but if you are an expat couple and the assets you’re dividing up are overseas, it can be even tougher. Cases can take longer, as efforts are made to establish the ownership and whereabouts of money, property and other items. One recent case – that of Michelle Young, [...]