Dealing with a family member’s death can be a double cruelty. There is the emotional loss. Then, that’s often followed by the monumental task of dealing with the deceased’s estate—any property or possessions left behind. […]
Legal separation before a divorce is a standard process in many states, and the couple usually must accomplish this procedure first in many areas of the country before the legal divorce is possible. A legal […]
Pregnancy and emancipation often go hand in hand when the youth has a better chance of both raising the newborn and protections in a new household than when living with parents, and this often leads […]
There are certain provisions that exist in a prenuptial, and within these provisions, there are many subjects that are possible to be addressed by both spouses. However, there are other issues that the couple may […]
When one spouse is suffering through domestic violence, it is important to contact a lawyer to determine how best to proceed and what type of case the individual wants to pursue, as these matters can […]
The possibility of child custody for same-sex parents depends on several different factors to include the legal marriage between spouses and any legal rights retained by either person as a parent to the children. If […]
When a person wants to dissolve a marriage, he or she will often seek to first enter into a legal separation before ending the relationship, but the divorce is often the next step in these […]
Even though parents may not be married, they often have more rights than they are aware of when seeking some form of action such as child custody. There are many complications when attempting to become […]
Wills allow individuals to avoid the state’s rules about who gets what portion of a decedent’s estate. They also allow individuals to name their executors, name a guardian for their children and bequeath specific items […]
Going through a divorce is hard on everyone. No matter what the reason is for the divorce, it can be a challenging and possibly overwhelming process. There are some steps one can take to make […]
The complications in same-sex couple adoptions occur through the type of adoption possible and other issues such as bringing the child home from another country or when the youth is in a war-torn land. These […]
Whether a spouse is able to keep a property after the divorce ends usually depends on the state and the rules of marital property which may rely on when the person purchased the house and […]
Some of the more pressing issues that cause problems for adoptive parents involve the legal complications that a private or independent adoption may cause with the child, press and the biological parents. One particularly complex […]
Depending on the situation between spouses during the divorce, a business could survive the process even if both own the entity equally or with a certain amount of vested interest. However, many companies fail or […]
Depending on the state and circumstances of the will, a challenge is possible against the wishes of the estate owner for who would become an heir and spouses. The child of an estate owner may […]