Family Law

With the possible exception of retirement accounts and family businesses, real property is usually the most expensive marital asset that couples have to handle in North Dakota divorces. You may have spent years saving up enough money for a down payment and more than a...

As a divorcing parent, you might want to dedicate all your time to your child to help them through the changes. The reality is that you probably need to spend a considerable amount of time working. Running a household alone can be costly, and you may even need to work...

Child custody should be about doing what is best for the kids. Yet, parents often pull in opposite directions to get what they want. Those disputes can harm parental relationships for years to come, and it is almost impossible that they will not harm the children...

Once you decide to divorce, your children should be among the first people to find out. Aside from you, they are the ones whose lives will be most affected. It’s never an easy conversation, yet with a little preparation, it can be the first of many that will help ease...

Most married couples have argued about money at some point. It is one of the leading contributing factors to divorce. Unless you are extremely lucky, you probably sacrifice a lot of time working to earn your money. So, it is understandable that money can cause...

Many adults look back on their childhood summers with fondness. If you are about to divorce, you will need to take extra measures to ensure your child will be able to do the same when they grow older. Divorcing generally means that both parents need to work (if they...

Money differences are one of the key factors that contribute to marriage breakups. Yet they are certainly not over when you decide to divorce, and it can be one of the biggest causes of conflict during the divorce process. Some spouses try to circumvent these...

When a marriage ends in a divorce, one spouse is often ordered to pay a specified amount of money to the other in the form of spousal support. Also known as alimony, spousal support is meant to help the recipient who does not have an income to ensure that they are...

When you’re not married and decide to separate, you need to think carefully about how you set up custody. It’s common to see unmarried couples fight over child custody, but your situation doesn’t have to be that way. While it can be hard to resolve custody concerns,...

Divorce is usually the last thing in the minds of a couple that is planning to get married. Bringing up the subject of a prenuptial agreement at this point can be quite sensitive as it may seem to signify a distrust with your partner or a lack of confidence that the...