It’s very common for artists to think of art as their own. A painter spends all of the time in his or her studio, working on masterful pieces that sell for hundreds or thousands of dollars when they get to the gallery. If you asked the painter and their spouse who...

People who are going through a divorce know that they’re probably going to have to deal with some issues with their ex. A person who is divorcing a narcissist, however, may have even more challenges to deal with than others. The nature of a narcissist is to push until...

Most people have a reputation to uphold in their community and group of friends. In the age of social media, the way the world views us has become more important than ever. Many of us are concerned about online or offline gossip, or about the way our personal lives...

Mediation is a good way to keep your divorce out of the courtroom and to minimize how much of it is made public. For that reason, it’s one of the better ways to handle a high-asset divorce. For some couples with a large amount of assets to be divided, the last thing...

If you’re contemplating divorce, you hope that your spouse will play fair during the process. However, even otherwise reasonable people can engage in dirty tricks during their divorce. Some do it out of hurt, anger or spite. Others do it because they hear stories from...

With so many benefits of divorce mediation, such as the opportunity to save time and money, it’s natural for you to want to go down this path. Even if you don’t think divorce mediation will work, you may be surprised to find that it’s the best way to retain control as...

There are many times when people go through a divorce and generally know what they want. They may know how they want to split up their assets. They might have agreed on where the family pet would go. However, if there is one issue, like child custody, that can’t be...

Your spouse has never worked. When you met, you had just started your business and your spouse was still in college. You got married as soon as they graduated, and it wasn't long before you started a family. Your spouse stayed home with the kids and has never worked...

If you are part of a high-net-worth couple, it can be easy to feel that a few dollars here and there does not matter when it comes to your divorce. It could be a big mistake. You cannot guarantee that you will always have ample income. Many successful business people...

Times change, and family law tends to evolve along with those changes -- which is why more couples are now using social media clauses in their prenuptial agreements and divorces. What’s a social media clause? Well, basically they are clauses in an agreement between a...