Divorce often gets a bad rap for causing financial hardship and disrupting plans for the future. However, what you may fail to see is the opportunities divorce can create. Even if you never anticipated your marriage ending the way it did, using your circumstances to...
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3 tips for telling the kids about divorce
One of the largest challenges with getting divorced for many parents involves breaking the news to their children. For any number of reasons, people decide they no longer work as a married couple. After making the difficult decision to dissolve their marriages, those...
Focusing on your health following a divorce
While divorce may be the healthiest answer for your marriage, it is not always easy. Despite being the best decision you can make, you may still suffer from feelings of depression and other adverse health effects. To remain healthy following a breakup, you need to...
How is a 401(k) divided in a divorce?
Past posts on this blog detail the topic of property division during divorce proceedings in North Carolina. From a high-level perspective, such a task may seem simple: those assets that one brings into a marriage constitutes separate property, while any assets...
What do you know about surviving work while divorcing?
No matter if your divorce came as a shock or if you wanted it, you have a lot on your plate right now. Despite that, you must earn a living and go to work. The Muse offers suggestions for navigating the office while divorcing. Learn how to balance your...
Marital misconduct includes financial and economic abuse
The North Carolina General Assembly lists those actions that classify as marital misconduct. Recklessly spending or wasting a household's earnings may provide a spouse with grounds for divorce and financial support. Excessive gambling, for example, qualifies as...
How can you reduce stress during a divorce?
Feeling tired and overwhelmed while in the middle of a divorce is a common problem many people have. However, when this stress starts to interfere with your daily life, then it may be time to find a better way to handle it. Give yourself time According to...
What constitutes marital misconduct in North Carolina?
North Carolina is a no-fault divorce state, meaning you or your one-time partner should be able to initiate a divorce without having to prove that the other party erred somehow. However, if your spouse engaged in certain unethical or unsavory behaviors during your...
Property division in North Carolina
When couples divorce in North Carolina, they must divide shared debts and property according to the state's equitable distribution standards. Equitable distribution means the division must be fair, but that does not have to mean a 50/50 split. Review the factors that...
Is it too early to tell your child about divorce?
After deciding that a divorce is the right choice for you, what next? You will need to prepare yourself for the emotional and legal hurdles any divorcee would face. But as parents, you must also consider your child. One of the first questions you must ask is: When...
