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Financial issues can worsen your divorce’s emotional turbulence. You probably worry about your retirement savings and how to protect your share after years of building it. On the other hand, if you are a nonworking spouse with low to nonexistent contributions,...
Despite divorce tearing your marriage apart, you and your ex-spouse still have a shared parental obligation to your child. However, as a father, you might fear that the potential outcome of the court’s parental rights and responsibilities order causes you to lose...
Couples enter marriage optimistic that it will last a lifetime. They vow to work things out, remaining hopeful that their relationship can endure through severe struggles. However, when disputes seem beyond repair, but spouses still cling to the possibility of...
Same-sex couples used to formalize their relationships through Vermont’s civil union law. By 2009, the state stopped recognizing civil unions and began legalizing same-sex marriages. Then, for both existing same-sex civil unions and new marriages, splitting up works...
A house is a repository of your married life’s precious memories and milestones. However, it also holds painful reminders of how your relationship disintegrated into a divorce. Aside from its sentimental value, a house may be one of the significant assets that you and...
Divorce throws your life off course. It turns the individual you consider your primary anchor into someone destabilizing your life. It also causes sudden and simultaneous turbulence in other areas – your personalities, routines, beliefs and goals. However, moving past...
When your soon-to-be ex or your child’s other parent wants to seek mediation to resolve divorce issues, your lawyer can put your mind at ease and help you through the process. While mediation rules may seem easy to understand, there may still be specific legal...
The breakdown of your marriage upsets the balance of your finances. If you rely on your ex for your monetary needs, a divorce can create a significant financial burden. Vermont’s spousal maintenance, also referred to as alimony, may provide relief by ordering one...
When divorce or split disrupts your family, you hope your child still turns out well. But for that to happen, you and your soon-to-be ex have to stay committed to your parental obligations. In Vermont, the court encourages both parents to maintain a frequent and...
When you and your spouse or partner had children, you both committed to providing them with the love and care they deserve. Now that you're no longer together, your ex may be refusing to pay child support. This is frustrating when they won't contribute to childcare...
