The fundamentals of Mississippi divorce law and procedure. Mississippi's Venue and Residency Requirements In Mississippi, divorces are heard in what is known as Chancery Court, which is a carryover from the English judicial system. Each county in Mississippi has its own Chancery Court and the county...
Adultery and divorce do not go hand in hand. Cheating may have been the cause of your divorce, but your spouse’s cheating will have no impact on the divorce settlement, because Washington is a no-fault state. This means that the law does not require spouses to prove fault to get a divorce. Does adul...
My current spouse doesn't make enough right now to afford to rent an apartment of his own so we have to continue living together for the time being. I want to divorce but I heard you have to be living separately for sometime before filing? Is this true, and if so is there no way around this?...
Most people are surprised to learn that if one spouse is cheating the divorce judge may not even permit that evidence during the trial. Florida, along with many other states is a "no fault" divorce state. There is no need to prove that a spouse has cheated to be entitled to a divorce. Judges are not...
Our marriage was over. He filed on the 5 month of his "mid-life crisis" affair w/ a 33 yo player. I have not responded yet. When he finally realized she was using him, he discovered that she may now be pregnant. She missed /stopped birth control pills. How will this affect alimony (23 years), and ch...
Rhode Island is a "no fault state". Does that mean the assets are always divided 50% to the wife and 50% to the husband in a divorce? No. A no fault divorce in Rhode Island simply means that a fault grounds are not necessary in order to obtain a divorce in Rhode Island. In other words, all the parti...
