Many North Dakota parents encounter challenges while learning to co-parent with a former partner, but the more you learn to get along and work alongside your child’s other parent, the better off your child may be. While it may take some time to adjust to your new...
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How to divide your debt following a divorce
Most couples incur debt throughout their marriage. Like your assets, you have to divide your debt once you file for divorce. The first rule of dividing assets is similar to dividing your assets. Pre-marital debt belongs to you and marital debt belongs to you both....
Does North Dakota consider a child’s custody preferences?
When the marriage or relationship between you and your child’s other parent reaches its end, you may need to have the state step in and allocate residential and decision-making responsibilities for you. While the state reflects on many factors when deciding what type...
When do you qualify for an ex-spouse’s Social Security?
When you split from your spouse in North Dakota later on in life, you may have different goals and objectives than younger individuals who are navigating divorces. Many older adults working through divorces have particular concerns about maximizing their retirement...
What documents are necessary for a divorce negotiation?
When a marriage ends, the whole family will often suffer some emotional, mental and even physical pain. The process can be even more complex and complicated when it involves children or considerable assets. Anyone who has decided to get divorced can minimize the time...
What tactics should you bring to your coparenting plan?
Divorce, when you have children, can feel like breaking your family apart. While you decide to separate, keep in mind that you are still your children's family. Children fare worse in a home where parents have a rocky relationship than children of divorced parents....
What is “bird nesting?”
If you are in the beginning stages of divorce with children, it is no surprise if this is overwhelming. Even if you are on the best of terms with your soon-to-be ex-spouse, figuring out living situations and guiding your children through the process is a big...
How do mediation and collaborative law differ?
When going through a divorce, you want to pick the option that works best for you. In many cases, you will also want to do what you can to avoid the lengthy and expensive process of taking your divorce to court. Fortunately, many options exist if you want to save time...
Is this a sign of hidden digital assets?
Dealing with assets is one of the hardest parts of divorce in terms of the detail you must get into, the time it takes, the potential cost, and the overall outcome. Of course, some people will try to cheat the system and circumvent how much they actually owe their...
How can you tell your child about divorce?
As parents going through a divorce, you already have enough on your plate. Many of these concerns likely revolve around your child, such as custody or support matters. However, before you even begin sorting such matters out, it is important for you to decide one thing...