Divorce

Divorce proceedings may involve litigation. When spouses do not agree on matters related to their finances or their shared children, they may turn to an Arkansas family law judge to settle their disagreements. Litigation can take months to complete and can...

Money matters when divorcing, just as it does in the rest of your life. While it is certainly not the most important thing, having enough money will make your life a whole lot easier, and wasting it, or losing out on opportunities to get what you should, will make...

Divorce can be much more challenging for certain people than for others. Unique circumstances can make divorce far more difficult to navigate. Becoming financially reliant on a spouse is one such scenario. Stay-at-home parents often feel very anxious about the...

Having a divorce conversation with your spouse can be challenging regardless of the reasons that led you to it. It may not be easy telling your spouse you want to dissolve the marriage. However, a few tips can help you hold the conversation successfully. These...

Communicating with your ex is often one of the hardest things you’ll have to do if you share children together. Some parents are able to put aside the factors that led to their split and truly focus on their children, but that can take time and effort. If you and your...

As of the recent U.S. Census, Arkansas has a divorce rate that is bucking the trends. Instead of declining, divorce in this state is on the rise – and occurring about 67% more often than elsewhere in the nation.  Some of that may be related to the fact that folks in...

Divorce may be the right decision for everyone involved, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Parents can find it especially difficult because they have more than themselves to think about.  Children tend to blame themselves when things go wrong between their parents,...

When heterosexual couples get divorced, they have to split up their assets. As a general rule, items that they owned before the date of the marriage are separate assets and aren’t subject to property division. It is only the assets that they purchased together – after...

Some statistics indicate that second marriages end at a higher rate than first marriages. There is a divorce risk for any married couple, but it appears to increase if one or both people have been married before. This is somewhat surprising to these couples because...

If you are going through a divorce in Arkansas, chances are high that you will share custody of the children. Court decisions surrounding custody are typically based on the child’s best interests to promote their physical, emotional and psychological well-being. The...