Cheryl Burke, long-time Dancing with the Stars professional dancer, has officially requested a trial for her divorce from estranged husband, Matthew Lawrence. The couple got married in 2019 but has been estranged since before Burke initially filed for divorce in February of 2022. By filing for a trial, Burke has made it clear that she …
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With Mother’s Day on May 8th, you’re probably thinking about your relationship with your children. If you’ve recently divorced, this Mother’s Day may feel particularly poignant. Whether or not you see your kids on the day, it’s a good time to think about how your kids feel about you and how you’re doing as a …
It’s never easy ending a legal relationship. However, ending less common types of relationships can be particularly hard because there are fewer resources available. For instance, if you want to end your domestic partnership, you may find that resources for people who want to get divorced overwhelm any sources relevant to you. The actual process …
Children are the future. That’s why April is officially National Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month. The US Children’s Bureau, part of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, takes the month of April to focus on teaching people to recognize and fight back against child abuse of all kinds. This is an unfortunately …
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Prenuptial agreements have grown in popularity over the past few decades. They’ve gone from rare contracts to something found in one in every 20 US marriages. Over the past two decades alone, prenups have exploded in popularity by 500%. Still, there are some persistent myths that people believe about these important premarital contracts. If you …
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Depending on your circumstances, finding out that your marriage is invalid could be the best or worst thing that’s ever happened to you. An invalid marriage is one that’s not considered legally enforceable. These types of relationships are more common than you might think. For example, Kimora Lee Simmons found out during unrelated legal proceedings …
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The pop-culture understanding of divorce is that it’s always a negative thing. Divorce is portrayed as a last resort for couples who hate each other or an escape for someone who’s been betrayed by their spouse. In the real world, though, divorce can be much less stressful. In fact, a divorce can be a calm …
Retirement funds are one of the trickiest assets to handle during a divorce. These resources are critical for keeping you secure in your golden years, especially Social Security and pensions. If your marriage has lasted a long time, you’ve probably been planning your retirement with those funds in mind. Now that your marriage is ending, …
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To be human is to err. This is especially true in times of extreme emotion, like the end of a marriage. When you’re under the stress of your ending relationship and all the legal details that follow, it’s only natural to make some mistakes. Unfortunately, making mistakes in legal proceedings can have significant consequences. Understanding …
Kidnapping is often portrayed as something done by shadowy strangers with white vans. In reality, that’s just a tiny subset of the more than 270,000 kidnappings estimated to happen each year. More than 200,000 annual kidnappings are committed by friends and family of the taken children. Of those incidents, 78% of the abductors were actually …
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