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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law

What is an uncontested divorce? The first most asked question about an uncontested divorce is “What is it?” An uncontested divorce is a divorce in which both spouses are willing to end their marriage and have come to an agreement and mutual understanding regarding the circumstances of their divorce. Because the agreement is filed at …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law

Committing adultery can harm a spouse’s chances of getting custody if the spouse who engaged in the act did so in a way that caused a rift between the two spouses. A person who has sexual relations with and or lives with another party outside of a marriage can cause their spouse to become distrustful …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law

Property that is acquired during the marriage is deemed marital property. Marital property includes:  salaries that the spouses earn during the marriage retirement accounts they establish during the marriage property they purchase during the marriage  businesses they start during the marriage, and debts they enter into during the marriage. Separate property is property that a …

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