You may think you have the perfect estate plan, but all that can change with new developments in life. Therefore, you should review the plans you have in place once every couple of years, even if nothing drastic has happened. For instance, a life-changing moment like...
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Year: 2021
3 ways to make shared custody easier for your children
A divorce or parental break-up can be very hard on the children in a family. Shared custody arrangements are usually the preferred outcome in this difficult situation. Maintaining relationships with both parents can benefit the children. Unfortunately, shared custody...
How Missouri contested and uncontested divorces differ
At this point in your relationship, the only thing that you and your spouse agree on is that neither of you wants to continue being married to the other. Doesn’t that pretty much make your divorce uncontested? Not exactly -- but it is a good start. Here’s what you...
What you need to know about child support in Illinois
Both parents are legally obligated to provide for their children even if they are legally separated. Usually, the parent who lives with the child receives some monetary support from the other parent to be used in the child's upkeep. This is known as child support, and...
What are the benefits of a mediated divorce?
Many individuals get the false impression about divorce when they watch TV. They tend to think that they're going to have a lot of heated courtroom battles only to be left disillusioned with the outcome in the end. While litigation in certainly still a viable way to...
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