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How to Behave in Divorce Court

By Howard Iken · 18 years ago

If you or your spouse are unable to agree on the terms of your divorce, everything will be decided by a judge in a final court trial. You have a right to request a jury ...

Child Support & the Long Arm of the Law

By Howard Iken · 18 years ago

There are three things you can count on as a divorced parent: death, taxes, and child support. If you are the custodial parent of your children, support is in the form of buying clothes, food, ...

Divorce and the Sale of the Marital Home

By Howard Iken · 18 years ago

There is one asset that is common in thousands of divorces: the marital home. The marital home is frequently the largest asset a couple owns. Many times, the marital home is the one and only ...

Divorce, Taxes, and the IRS

By Howard Iken · 18 years ago

In Divorce, potential tax liability can frequently become the tool for one spouse to use against the other spouse. If improperly used, this tool can destroy all of the marital assets. In the worst case, ...

The 7 Common Myths of Divorce

By Howard Iken · 18 years ago

1. One lawyer is a good as another. There is a tremendous difference between lawyers. Some are down to earth and some are distant and hostile. Some call you back the same day and others ...

8 Steps to a Smooth Divorce

By Howard Iken · 18 years ago

1. Become educated on all aspects of Divorce. Reading the various websites available on divorce is an excellent start. Read every document available. Complicated subjects always deserve a second reading. Then, read your State Statutes ...

Child Custody in a Divorce – What is Best for the Children?

By Howard Iken · 18 years ago

In most states, a court’s decision about child custody during a divorce used to be simple to make. The judge would give custody to the mom. The dad got alternating weekend visitation. Now, custody decisions ...

Forget divorce court – most Florida divorces never make it to court

By Howard Iken · 18 years ago

Conjure up an image of divorce. The average person visualizes people sitting in a courtroom, giving testimony, with a judge at a bench presiding over everything. But the actual reality of most divorces is dramatically ...

In Divorce, Women No Longer Have All the Power

By Howard Iken · 18 years ago

For many years the process of divorce was a process heavily biased toward women - to balance out the fact that it was a man’s world. Traditionally, women were considered the weaker sex. They were ...