Excellent advice on choosing a family law attorney to assist you with your divorce.

Here’s the link…  http://coloradofamilylaw.blogspot.com/2007/03/when-it-becomes-apparent-that-divorce.html#links

Source:  Colorado Family Law Blog and Alabama Family Law Blog

Excellent website for information on divorces and military personnel.

Here’s the link… http://usmilitary.about.com/od/familydomestic/United_States_Military_Family_and_Domestic_and_Military_Divorce.htm

I am many times asked the following: “What is the most common reason that people get divorced?”  Most people think that infidelity is by far the most common reason, but it is not.

There is really not a number one reason.  Nevertheless, we hear some reasons more often than others.  They are:

Poor communication

Financial problems

A lack of commitment to the marriage

A dramatic change in priorities

Infidelity

There are other causes we see a lot, but not quite as often as those listed above.  They are:

Failed expectations or unmet needs

Addictions and substance abuse

Physical, sexual or emotional abuse

Lack of conflict resolution skills

As you can see, many of the problems can be addressed and possibly even avoided if both spouses can work together on solving them.  This would usually involve some type of marriage counseling.

Remember:  Divorce is the last resort - NOT the first option.  Try to save your marriage first.

Fertilization techniques have become much more prevalent (and effective) in recent years.  Consequently, couples are investing enormous amounts of money to try and get pregnant.  It should be no surprise then that frozen embryos are a divisive issue between spouses getting divorced.

Melinda Troeger has an excellent article entitled The Legal Status of Frozen Pre-Embryos When a Dispute Arises During Divorce that addresses the topic. 

Here’s the link…  http://www.aaml.org/files/public/Journal_vol_18-2-7_Legal_Status_of_Frozen_Pre-embryos.pdf

North Dakota just repealed a law that had been on the books for years making it illegal for adults to cohabitate outside the bonds of matrimony.  The vote was extremely close (48-41).  Attempts to get rid of the law had failed in the past two legislative sessions.

Here’s the NY Times article… http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Living-In-Sin.html?_r=1&ex=1173502800&en=100f997d0153183f&ei=5070&emc=eta1&oref=slogin

Assets that are separate property (and therefore not marital property) can become marital property when they are used in certain ways.

This case from the Court of Appeals illustrates how this can happen, much to the chagrin of one of the parties.  Here’s the link… http://courts.state.ar.us/unpublished/2007a/20070307/ca06-722.pdf