These days, more often than not, an uncontested divorce is handled by affidavit. In certain circumstances, though, a special uncontested divorce hearing, which we call an ‘ore tenus’ hearing, will be held. This happens, in some jurisdictions, especially when the parties lived separate and apart under the same roof during a portion of the period…

It’s always stressful when a marriage breaks down, especially if one party is surprised to find that the other feels like it’s really, truly over. In almost every case, there’s a period when tensions are at their highest, and everyone feels unbalanced. Though it is probably safe to say that most people live separate under…

It’s scary to be the lesser earning spouse, even if you know full well that the reason you’ve earned less is because the two of you made decisions throughout the marriage that were designed to support the household and the family. In a lot of ways, earning less puts you in a much more difficult…

I still hear some version of the military ten year myth, even now. I’m not sure where it’s coming from, whether it’s military JAG attorneys, the military service members themselves, or something else. It seems unlikely to me that outreach groups for military services would be misinformed, but it’s entirely possible. In a lot of…

Though spousal support is harder to get than ever, there are still a lot of cases where it is pretty desperately needed. It’s pretty sexist to assume that the recipient of spousal support would only be the wife, or that wives in general need support to survive, but since I only represent women, I don’t…