Today, engaged couples with different socioeconomic statuses choose to use prenuptial agreements. These contracts protect you or your spouse if you ever face a divorce. However, there are exceptions to these agreements. This is what you should know about challenging a...
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Buying Your Spouse Out Of Your Business In The Divorce
Owning a business with your spouse poses challenges in a divorce. The business is an asset that you must allocate accordingly in the settlement. While some couples are amicable enough to maintain a shared interest in the business and operate it together, that is not...
Elements To Include In Prenuptial Agreements
Prenuptial agreements serve an important role for many couples to protect their finances in case their marriage fails. Not only that, but a prenuptial agreement also simplifies the process of reaching a divorce settlement since much of the asset division is clearly...
3 steps to take after receiving divorce papers
Some married couples may foresee the possibility of their divorce for weeks or even years. In other instances, one spouse does not exhibit any signs of divorce and serves the divorce papers with no warning. In the instance that you are the one who receives the divorce...
Mistakes that lead to contested divorce
Divorce is never anyone’s first option. However, there are better and worse ways to end a marriage. For example, a contested divorce costs both sides more emotionally and financially. The most recent figures for Connecticut put the divorce rate at 1.6 per 1000...
Alternatives to divorce offer privacy and other benefits
Ending a marriage is a stressful endeavor. A traditional divorce played out in court adds additional layers of stress and anxiety. Mediation and collaborative divorce are options for ending a marriage that put some of the control back into your hands. With a focus on...
3 FAQs about changing child support payments in Connecticut
After your divorce, a judge may have approved a child support payment plan that took a variety of factors into account. In addition to your respective incomes, the court may have considered your health, ages and the needs of your children. However, as life brings...
What is marital waste and how does it affect property division?
When divorcing spouses cannot reach an agreement about how to divide property, a court will apply applicable state law and issue a ruling. Judges try to make rulings that are fair and reasonable to both parties. If one spouse substantially wasted marital property, it...
Choose collaboration and avoid going to war over your divorce
Many couples think that the only route to divorce is through the courtroom. However, a less stressful option is available outside of court. Collaborative divorce helps couples avoid the hostility that often accompanies litigation. Litigation issues If you and your...
What factors influence child custody in Connecticut?
Connecticut parents who decide to divorce must reach a custody arrangement that serves their children's best interests. They can either draft a parenting plan together for court approval or have the judge decide. Review the child custody process and the factors that...
