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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law

What are the five potential issues when co-parenting after a divorce. While divorces are tough in general, they tend to be much more difficult if the couple have children. In addition to coming to terms with their divorce, divorced parents are also tasked with overcoming the obstacle of navigating how to raise their children as …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law

Marital property is any real or personal property, assets, and debts that were obtained during the marriage. This includes their cash, investments, salaries, retirement accounts, any houses or land, vehicles, businesses, mortgage loans, etc. Any property that one spouse had before the marriage is not included in the marital property. Instead, it would be considered …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law

A Protection from Abuse Order is a type of restraining order that is court-ordered and meant to protect domestic violence victims to the fullest extent of the law either in a Madison County divorce or any other domestic situation. Domestic violence is any violent or criminal act, or the attempt of those acts, done to …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law

In order for a marriage to be dissolved legally, the Circuit Court judge must issue a final judgment granting the divorce petition known as a divorce decree. When the judge issues a divorce decree, the terms of that divorce are explicitly stated, and both spouses must comply with any obligations that are ordered in the …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law

How is alimony determined in a divorce? Alimony is a monetary payment made from one spouse to the other spouse after they decide to dissolve their marriage. Alimony is meant to be paid for support and maintenance of the other spouse. It is actually not as common as some may think. In uncontested divorces in …

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