Being in a strong, positive, intimate relationship has many benefits to your health, happiness, and well-being. However, research shows those benefits can be quickly erased by a bad break-up, divorce, or death of a spouse. The end of a marriage can be devastating for health, says Debra Umberson, a sociologist at the University of Texas. [...]
The process of going through a divorce is obviously difficult, and all too frequently an ugly experience. Inevitably there are always reasons why spouses feel that they need to fight tooth and nail to “take their spouse to the cleaners”. While we understand the anger, fear and resentment that can accompany a divorce, focusing on [...]
Oftentimes a divorce is a threat to the survival of a family business. After all, getting through a divorce is an emotional and difficult process all on its own. The stakes are raised when a family business is involved, for both the divorcing spouses as well as any non-family members who are deeply involved in [...]
When the media reports a celebrity couple has split up, such as Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries, or Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, there is inevitably a flurry of speculation regarding whether there was a prenup in place, or if someone is going to lose a good chunk of their wealth. A prenuptial agreement is [...]
Spousal support is the term used to describe the payments, or transfer of money, from one spouse to another after divorce. Spousal support is also called spousal maintenance, and was once exclusively referred to as alimony. Today, these three terms are used interchangeably. Spousal support laws were originally created in the U.S. to protect a [...]
When you are going through a divorce, you will likely spend a significant amount of time either in person with your attorney, or talking to your attorney on the phone (or both!). For this reason, the single most important piece of advice that we give potential clients is to choose an attorney with whom you [...]
Divorce and separations can be scary experiences. When your life is disrupted and things change, it can feel very isolating. Divorce support groups can be a great way to heal and talk to others who have been there, or are going through the same experiences you are. There are many, many types of support groups [...]
According to a study by the University of Virginia’s National Marriage Project called “The Great Recession and Marriage”, almost 40% of couples who were considering a divorce before the recession have decided to stay together. Let’s take a closer look at this number. Many of these couples (about 29%) actually said the recession deepened their [...]
Welcome to the new Hendrickson & Associates blog! We are very excited to have this forum that allows us to communicate with you on a weekly basis. Since we specialize in family law and things that relate to family law only, we’ll focus our blog on family law news (both local and national), interesting family [...]
