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One of the advantages of staying in the communal home is that the courts favor keeping the children in the communal home.  If there are no children, it's not as important to stay in the home. continue reading...

Many people are confused as to the meaning of the 'date of separation'.  This is a very important date.  It is easy to determine this date if you physically separated at a certain time and lived at different addresses and if both spouses agree as to the date of separation.  The problem occurs when you live in the same residence but no longer as 'husband & wife'.  When exactly did this occur?  Spouses may have differing ideas as to this exact date.  The 'date of separation' can become very important when spousal support a continue reading...

Marriage and Divorce rates have changed greatly since the 1950's!  According to the NPR series 'Newly Wed in America', a whopping 20% of the population in United States will never get married--this is up from 5% in 1950.  In addition, a larger percentage of this group will opt for having children without being married.  Those who do marry will tend to marry later and this is linked to both education rates and wealth.  The more educated and wealthier people will tend to marry later, while those with less education and wealth will marry earlier.  T continue reading...

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