26 September 2008

Issues commonly found in the divorce process

What are the issues involved in divorce? Here is a list of the most common:

  1. child support (YouTube1, YouTube2)
  2. settlement (divorce settlement or property settlement)
  3. family law (laws or statutes on the books of your state)
  4. child custody (legal, sole, joint)
  5. separation (legal, marital, temporary, trial)
  6. child visitation (a.k.a co-parenting, supervised)
  7. adultery (personal and legal impact)
  8. marriage counseling (divorce counseling, mediation)
  9. common law (legally binding in some jurisdictions but has no meaning in others)
  10. marital annulment (process, degree of difficulty, laws of each state, grounds)
  11. alimony (a.k.a. spousal support, maintenance, qualifying for alimony)
  12. community property (states, division of marital assets)

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