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At one time, a party who wanted a divorce had to prove that the other party was at fault for the marital breakdown either as a result of adultery, abandonmen...

It largely depends on whether your mortgage payments are current or past due and how much equity you own in your home. Equity is the value of your home less ...

NOTE: I am not an immigration lawyer When it comes to bankruptcy, immigrations have some additional concerns. Will I be deported if I file a bankruptcy petit...

In the past, you could not get a divorce unless you could prove that your spouse committed adultery, abuse or something else that the law considered proper g...

Court-ordered visitation is not optional. Just like a child does not get to decide to not go to school, a child does not get to decide to not go to court-ord...

An initial consultation is a first meeting between a lawyer and a potential client. It has multiple purposes. First, the lawyer and client are both attemptin...

Evidence Based Parenting Practices that Help Children to Cope with Divorce Divorce rates across the world are still very high. It is estimated that at least ...

How to Cope With Different Parenting Styles After Divorce Going through a divorce is never an easy task, and parenting your kids after a divorce can be nerve...

Ending a marriage can be emotionally draining and because of that, it is estimated that 95% of divorcing couples are not willing or would not prefer to take ...

By Susan Sherry Accepting and concluding that your marriage has ended or is coming to an end can be very distressing and quite complicated emotionally, legal...

(This is the second part of a two-part series on the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.) MISLEADING ACTS Misleading acts are prohibited. A debt coll...

The federal government found there was evidence of abusive and deceptive practices by debt collectors. Legislators believed this contributed to the number of...

Parenting is tough. It is far, far tougher when you and the child's other parent live apart. Following are some tips to consider to make it easier and more e...

Credit repair is the correction of incorrect items on your credit report. Negative items on your credit report can cause you to be denied a loan, apartment o...

Georgia makes a distinction between the biological father of a child and the legal father of a child. A legal father has legal rights such as custody or visi...

An annulment is a legal proceeding that legally nullifies a void marriage. Annulments are rare today. It is not sufficient that there is adultery, abandonmen...

Yes, you can get a free copy of your credit report. Credit reporting agencies are required by law to provide you with a copy of your own report once each yea...

Custody, in general, means the care and keeping of something. It usually refers to physical care and control of that thing. For example, you might say that a...

Mary and Bill recently divorced. Their divorce decree stated that Bill would pay the balances on their three joint credit card accounts. Months later, after ...

Service of process is how we formally notify a party that a lawsuit is pending that affects him by delivering papers on that party. It is required for the co...