Divorce

You can get married for any reason or no reason at all, and you could go from single to married in a matter of days. Ending a marriage isn't nearly as easy as starting one. In North Carolina, you can only divorce when you have valid grounds for wanting to end your...

If you and your spouse divorce, you likely will divide your time with your children between yourselves as equally as you can. You should know that one of you will likely also have to pay support. Even with a joint custody arrangement, one parent does usually end up...

As a parent who is busy or who has unexpected trips away for work, you can’t always commit to a regular custody schedule. You may be fortunate to have an ex-spouse who is flexible, but when you’re gone, you are still missing out on time with your child. One of the...

Few things disrupt a marriage the way that infidelity can. An extramarital affair destroys trust between partners and can make one spouse feel like they don't even know the person they share their life with anymore. If you found out that your spouse has cheated on...

When preparing for divorce, one of your biggest concerns about your split will likely be your future economic security. If your spouse earned more than you do, the loss of their income could impact your standard of living. And if you depended on their earnings...

That conventional "wisdom" is that 50% of marriages end in divorce. The quotes around "wisdom" are intentional, as it turns out there's not much wisdom in that statistic. Divorce has actually been on the decline since the 1980s, with the percentage of marriages ending...