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Although you should always refer to a qualified attorney for advice regarding your specific situation, LoveToKnow Divorce can help you develop a better understanding of common divorce-related concerns such as child support, alimony, and the division of marital assets.  LoveToKnow Divorce also provides a brief guide to your state’s specific divorce laws, procedures, and regulations.

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Welcome to Woman Divorce Support. We are a peer-based counseling/support and networking service for women undergoing transition due to separation and divorce. We can offer you empathy, experience and practical tips to deal with the various issues that may arise.

We wish you the best of success in your journey forward!

Woman Divorce Support : Advice and Tips for Divorced or Separated Women

1. Start a War Chest. You are going to need your own money for a divorce. You will have to be able to maintain yourself and your children for a while if you are dependent on your spouse and your spouse decides to cut off support. You will also probably need funds to hire a lawyer. If there is anyway to start a separate account to guard against future financial contingencies, now is the time to do it. If you have to borrow money from a relative or friend, be sure to sign a promissory note so the court will look at this as a loan that you have to repay and not as a gift.

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Divorce doesn’t have to end in a fire sale of your assets. There are ways to split up that preserve the value of your holdings and leave at least one part of the relationship unscathed
Dividing your marital property because of a divorce doesn’t have to mean hosting a fire sale and then splitting the meager proceeds afterward. There are strategies that preserve the value of property and leave a lot more money in the pockets of the former couple. Yes, it takes civility and cooperation, but most people are willing to participate when they realize the effect on the bottom line.

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Divorce property issues can be confusing because it makes a difference whether you live in a community property or equitable distribution state.  Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin are considered community property states, where all assets and debts acquired during the marriage are generally subject to a 50/50 split.  In an equitable distribution state, assets and debts are divided in an equitable fashion, taking into consideration the length of the marriage, the income capacity of each spouse, custody of the children, and other factors.  The following questions address some of the issues that come up when dividing assets during a divorce:

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FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) about property and debt issues. If you are getting a divorce and have property and/or debt to divide, this area will help you better understand what your property division rights are.

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High-profile personal injury lawyer Terry Crouppen and his former wife, Carol, are back in the Missouri Court of Appeals, whether they like it or not.

And it’s all about that word “whether.”

In Mr. Crouppen’s appellant brief is a two-page-plus definition of the word and its usage, given as testimony during divorce proceedings by expert witness Bryan Garner, head of LawProse Inc. in Dallas, and editor in chief of Black’s Law Dictionary.

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Dallas County was the first county to implement the Standing Order in family law cases. Several other counties have followed their lead. The Standing Order is a set of orders that applies to every divorce (regardless of whether there are children of the marriage) and every suit regarding children (whether or not it is a divorce). I call them “do-right orders” because the main purposes of the orders are:

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If you and your spouse are able to communicate and cooperate, it is possible to negotiate your own divorce settlement without the help of an attorney or mediator. Doing so will save money and keep down emotional stress associated with a litigated divorce. In this article, I offer some basic negotiating advice.  There Is No Room For Negative Emotions:
It is hard work negotiating a divorce settlement. You must be willing to act like adults, which can be hard to do if there is animosity and hurt feelings. For the negotiations to work you and your spouse must be able to talk without arguing, be honest and open with each other and be willing to give as well as take.

Divorce Settlement – Negotiating Your Own Divorce Settlement

Welcome to the National Fathers’ Resource Center (NFCR) website.  Please take a moment to read this brief introduction so that you and your children (or grandchildren) can benefit as much as possible from your visit today and in the future.  NFRC is a division of Fathers For Equal Rights, Inc. (FER), located in Dallas, Texas, with offices in both Dallas and Fort Worth. We are one of the largest and most active fathers’ rights organizations in the U.S. FER is a 30 year old, not-for-profit education and civil rights organization, recognized as a 501 (c) (3) organization by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. (So, if you want to make a charitable contribution, it may qualify for a tax deduction!) We receive no government grants of any kind, so we depend primarily upon walk-in and online members for our revenue. While we usually have one or two attorneys on our Board of Directors, we are not controlled or managed by lawyers. We are dads, just like you.  Our NFRC website, which you are looking at, is our effort to assist fathers, children, and families beyond our walk-in offices in Dallas and Fort Worth. Through the Internet we can now share our knowledge and empower fathers around the corner and around the world.  Our website has evolved over time. This is our third revision in the past 12 years. Those of you who have visited our website before will immediately notice major improvements and enhancements, all designed to be more helpful to those dads who are in the middle of family court litigation or who need information to protect themselves and their children.

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