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These are terms you may come across when you are trying to figure out a way for you and your spouse to avoid a courtroom, but is there a difference?  Amicable and uncontested usually mean the same thing for most people. You plan on divorcing in some kind of cooperative fashion. You are maybe not […]

There are some important things to remember about communicating with your spouse during your divorce.  As a rule, if you are going to talk about important aspects of the divorce, do so in-person. If you do not have those important discussions in-person, there is the possibility of miscommunication or misunderstandings.  Important decisions that need to […]

For most people divorce is one of the scariest times in their life.  Fear can cause someone to go to a litigation attorney and ramp up the animosity and expense of the divorce.  Fear can cause someone to clear out a bank account.  Someone may put a hold on different types of accounts, which in […]

Here’s an understatement: Divorce is expensive. Are kids in the picture? Are there a lot of assets to address? What about complicated retirement accounts, or some items that were owned prior to the divorce that might have been commingled? Do you think the process will become lengthy? If you have answered “yes” to any of […]

Once a couple has made the decision to divorce, they have different options available. Which way that they go totally depends on their own personal situation. The Do-It-Yourself-Divorce A do-it-yourself-divorce is also known as the “kitchen table divorce.” The divorcing couple does all the paperwork themselves and files the documents with the court. This may work when […]