Divorce brings major changes to your life, especially when it comes to financial matters. Among the many considerations during the divorce process, it’s very important to understand the impact of child support on your financial planning. Child support is necessary for...
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Divorce and Child Support: A Comprehensive Guide to Protecting Your Rights
Regardless of circumstances, going through a divorce is emotionally challenging. However, it’s important to remember that this isn’t just difficult for you– it has an impact on your children, as well. Ensuring the wellbeing of your children should be a top priority...
Understanding the Rights of Cohabiting Couples: Common Law Relationships
Moving in with your romantic partner is a big step– it means consolidating your expenses to some degree, which means that you need to agree on important financial matters to make sure things are fair to both of you. However, the law regards cohabiting couples...
Child Custody and Visitation Rights in Divorce Cases
Child custody can be one of the most stressful aspects of a divorce case. Obviously, everyone involved wants their child to be happy and healthy despite changes occurring within the family. The problem is that not everyone has the same vision of what “healthy and...
5 Factors the Arkansas Court Uses to Determine an Unfit Parent
Child custody can be a pretty difficult subject. Your kids are the most important thing in your life, and you want to make sure they’re thriving– but during a contentious custody battle, things get even more personal. This is especially true if you have a difficult...
Should you have your child support payments changed?
The question of child support can make divorce an even more complicated process than it already is. Child support exists in the interests of children of divorcing parents; it’s designed for the ongoing wellbeing of children, but sometimes that doesn’t make it any...
Could cheating affect alimony?
Divorce is a complicated legal proceeding that’s handled slightly differently in each of the 50 states. That can make it seem pretty overwhelming for people who are preparing to file for divorce– especially when things like alimony and child custody are involved....
How Overturning Roe v. Wade Impacts Arkansas
The United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022, making global headlines and sparking debate from people on all sides of the political compass. Because the laws surrounding Roe v. Wade differ from state to state, many people are...
Separation vs. Divorce
The terms “separation” and “divorce” are sometimes (incorrectly) used interchangeably, both to mean the dissolution of a legal marriage. Their meanings can be similar in some ways, since separation and divorce both mean a married couple that no longer lives together....
No-Fault Divorce vs. Fault Divorce FAQ
Filing for divorce is a complicated process, with every state offering slightly different laws and regulations for the proceedings. It’s also an extremely emotionally fraught situation that can affect the most important aspects of a person’s life, like housing and...