A growing number of people in North Dakota are choosing to divorce later in life. These "gray divorces" can lead to complicated financial concerns, especially as people have less time to rebuild their retirement savings in order to plan for the future. Social Security...
Family Law
When can parents get child support modifications?
In North Dakota, child support modifications are not always the easiest thing for a parent to obtain in court. Moreover, there are consequences for seeking a modification and not getting one. Parents will generally need a strong reason if they hope to succeed in...
Couple battles over an embryo
What would be considered marital property in a North Dakota divorce is far broader than one can imagine. In a series of legal cases that have been heard in several different states throughout the country, spouses have clashed over whether embryos that were created...
Child custody can be one of the most complex family law matters
When North Dakota parents make the choice to divorce, they know that this decision will ultimately impact their kids. This family law decision affects every member of the family, and kids can experience emotional difficulty while going through this time of...
Are family law matters becoming more difficult?
Divorce is difficult for every member of the family, but sometimes North Dakota parents can make this more difficult by fighting and disputing over every detail. For some time now, the trend has been to lean toward joint custody or shared parenting, but this does not...
The family law landscape has changed for fathers
Dads play a vital role in the lives of their children, but it can be difficult to maintain this relationship after divorce. In the past, dads had a particularly difficult time securing custody rights as most family courts gave preference to the mothers. Now, however,...
Family law disagreements can impact children in the long term
Divorce can cause children to experience emotional and mental duress, but practical and reasonable child custody orders can reduce the stress the youngest members of a North Dakota family may experience during this difficult time. Family law decisions can have a...
How family law matters can impact a North Dakota business
When a couple makes the choice to move forward with a divorce, both parties will experience changes in their financial lives. They may have to divide property and live with reduced income, but divorce can particularly difficult for people who own their own businesses....
Family law choices and their impact on retirement plans
Divorce will bring significant and immediate financial changes to a person's life. No matter how wealthy a couple is or what kinds of assets someone in North Dakota has, it is likely that the end of a marriage will require adjustments to lifestyle and expectations for...
Signs that family law trouble could be ahead
When a person is not aware of certain warning signs or aware of what his or her spouse may be thinking, a divorce can be surprising. There are certain types of behaviors and circumstances that may indicate the possibility that family law trouble could be coming. When...