Spouses who are divorcing need to address what property should be divided and how. Common assets that need to be considered are the marital home, bank accounts, cars, businesses, personal possessions, and any assets that can be sold today. Your retirement benefits, including your 401(k), may also be considered marital property, even though you can’t [...]

Marriages fail for many reasons. Some marriages fail because a spouse is unfaithful. One spouse may be a poor parent, or the couple may be incompatible. In many cases, money problems lead to a divorce. Even though it’s usually less expensive for two people to live together than apart, often one spouse decides that the [...]

One of the most problematic issues parents face when a divorce is final is the exchange of their child according to the terms of their parenting plan. While well-crafted parenting plans detail when the child should be with one parent or the other parent, parenting plans can't address every possible contingency. There are always situations [...]

Mediation is commonly used in Tennessee to help resolve divorce issues including division of your property, the custody of your children, alimony, and child support. Mediation is considered a friendlier way to resolve disputes than litigation. Mediation is also less expensive and often takes less time than litigation. The mediation sessions are run by a [...]

Going through a divorce is not only fueled with a variety of emotions, but it is also driven by parties attempting to obtain evidence of wrongdoing to be used as leverage in settlement or at trial. Sometimes it’s spurred on by plain old anger as one party looks for anything that can cause embarrassment to [...]

Finding love isn’t easy, especially if you have been hurt before. Getting married a second or third time comes with a lot of questions, especially if you have a lot of premarital assets you want to protect. One of the most common options for divorce-proofing your assets prior to marriage includes signing a prenuptial agreement. [...]

Divorces are rough on everyone – even when the divorce is friendly. At a minimum, a divorce means a breakup and a new beginning. At worst, a divorce completely upends your confidence and your trust. Financially, it’s always tougher for two people to live apart then together. If there are children involved, emotional and financial [...]

Many celebrities enter into prenuptial agreements to avoid conflict when they divorce and to minimize the amount they have to pay. Without a prenuptial agreement, celebrities can be ordered to pay large settlements. As a general rule, prenup agreements don’t include child support because the rights of the child to support can’t be bargained away. [...]

While there are some reports suggesting divorce rates are rising due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there are other reports suggesting the reverse is true. According to a recent article for the Washington Post about a University of Virginia professor who is researching and writing about divorce, the pandemic is helping some spouses appreciate how much they [...]

The stress of the coronavirus pandemic is taking a toll on everyone. Even if they haven’t been sick, the virus, for many people, means lower incomes because they weren’t allowed to work, can’t work the hours they used to, or can’t personally interact with clients. The pandemic also means spouses are required to spend ALL [...]

Getting married is exciting, and doing paperwork is not. But no matter how much you have to your name, or if this is your first marriage or your fifth, you should always consider creating and signing a prenuptial agreement. Prenups, though often maligned, are really useful and important tools for ensuring that your family and [...]

Collaborative divorce is a non-conventional way to move forward with illegal divorce. It allows both parties to resolve their differences and bring a dissolution to the marriage without much involvement by the court. For many, this alternative to a traditional divorce process is less stressful and less expensive, both financially and emotionally, to the entire [...]

There are many different types of investment properties that earn an income: rental properties, condos, apartments, stocks, and many other types of real and personal property. Some of the investments provide a little extra cash for the owners. Other investments provide a livelihood. Some require extensive management such as making repairs and collecting rents. Other [...]

If you have reached the point in your marriage that the option of divorce is becoming a real possibility, there are two options you have available in the state of Tennessee: divorce or legal separation. Some couples in this position prefer to enter legal separation instead of pursuing a divorce, although the majority up for [...]

Going through a divorce is difficult enough when your spouse is “normal.” (Well, normal for someone you no longer want to spend the rest of your life with.) Divorcing a narcissist is tougher because spouses who put themselves first are much more likely to litigate contested issues instead of trying to resolve them. Narcissistic spouses [...]

While it’s never romantic to think about the possibility of divorce while a marriage is thriving, there are many practical considerations that force spouses to think about post-nuptial agreements. For starters, before couples get married, they may not have much to discuss in terms of dividing their property. During marriages, couples have children and accumulate [...]

After World War II, the number of births around the globe increased significantly. This was the “baby boom,” and it wasn’t the only one – at least, not if the anecdotes are true. Different parts of the country have experienced smaller “booms” after disasters like hurricanes, tropical storms, and blackouts. Coronavirus isn’t likely to lead [...]

No couple goes into a marriage anticipating one day they will get divorced. Sometimes, though, relationships falter, and you need to start making decisions about how to live apart. One of these decisions involves whether to separate or go through with a complete divorce. If both spouses are not comfortable with the idea of divorcing [...]

When it comes to property division after a divorce, the question often arises as to what portion of the divorced couple’s retirement accounts is each spouse entitled to receive. These retirement accounts can consist of a number of financial instruments such as employer-sponsored retirement savings accounts (401(k)s or 403(b)s, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) or defined [...]

Life choices do matter. Spouses who are going through a divorce will have the right to argue that character matters in a wide range of divorce issues. Generally, the strongest evidence of bad character is that someone has been convicted of a crime. Being charged with a crime may be especially relevant if the charge [...]