When a couple seeks a divorce, their marital assets must be divided between them. Sometimes, the spouses will have prepared for this possibility by drafting an enforceable prenuptial agreement in advance. Other times, they will agree to divide their assets in a certain manner. In such cases, a court will often accept the couple’s decisions. …
When trouble surfaces in a marriage, from a random argument to hiding things from each other, the natural tendency is to resolve the underlying issue and move on. The relationship is usually considered too important to abandon. Even when big problems emerge, such as infidelity, many people prefer to “work things out” rather than split …
Let’s suppose you’ve decided to divorce your spouse. The decision didn’t come to you easily. You tried time and again to work things out in a rational manner through one-on-one communication. When that failed, you persuaded your partner to join you for marriage counseling. When that too failed to produce results, you tried laying low …