School is back in session, but life has significantly changed for your family. Your kids are now juggling two households. Communication with your ex about the kids has become more complicated. Emotions among all family members may be running high. But life will go much smoother if you and your co-parent commit to approaching the […]
Category Archives: Divorce & Family Law
Marrying your high school sweetheart sounds like a romantic fairytale. You’ve shared so many firsts: your first steps into adulthood, your first home, and maybe even your first kiss. Unfortunately, the reality isn’t quite as idyllic. The divorce rate for high school sweethearts is 54 percent during the first ten years of marriage. This high divorce […]
Since you’ve begun the New Hampshire divorce process, you might have noticed that you haven’t felt like yourself. In fact, you don’t feel much of anything. It is almost as if you’re operating on auto-pilot as you prepare for the split, but nothing emotionally affects you. Feeling such numbness during divorce is entirely normal. According […]
The political divide in America has never been starker, and this division has taken its toll on marriages. With politics in the USA more polarized than ever, it is no longer rare for divorce lawyers to hear clients citing political differences for their breakup. Cross-party marriages are increasingly rare, and as the gap between parties […]
After your divorce is final, you may feel flooded with relief. But don’t go heading off into your new life without first attending to a few crucial post-divorce details: namely, updating official documents to reflect your new status. Here are the top four documents to revise. WILLS AND TRUSTS These documents might confer ownership of […]
Going into a divorce with three or more children in tow can feel especially intimidating. As a family, you have likely fine-tuned your domestic routine to allow for the many demands of children of different ages. Your children may all have different schools, social challenges, and ways of dealing with the divorce. In some cases, […]
A 50/50 parenting schedule may sound fair – and it is – but it can also be daunting. Figuring out the schedule that will work best for you and the other parent will be key in making this work. That also means being able to talk to the other parent without anger, jealousy, bitterness, or […]
You get married and at that time, you genuinely believe it will last a lifetime. But it doesn’t always happen. People change. You grow. And you grow in opposite directions. It’s no one’s fault. It just happens, and now you are getting a divorce. Divorce, however, doesn’t always have to be painful. You are adults. […]
Imagine you’ve been divorced for a few years now in New Hampshire, and despite a contentious beginning to the new relationship with your ex, things are now running smoothly and the two of you are able to co-parent cooperatively. You are both happy with the custody arrangement–transferring the two children to and from each other’s homes goes easily, […]
You may have been ordered by a New Hampshire court to give child support to your ex. Child support is meant to help share the costs of raising a child with the other parent of your children. Support is calculated using a standard income table and relevant factors with regard to the number of children you have […]
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