In the digital age, electronic communications are second nature for most of us. Our smartphones are always within arm’s reach, if not in our hands. Statistics show that 98% of American adults now have a mobile phone, 81% text regularly, and adults under 45 send and receive an average of more than 85 texts…
There are many reasons people decide to seek a divorce—and there’s frequently more than one factor that ultimately makes the relationship unsustainable. But growing apart ranks among the top reasons people end their marriage. One high-profile example involves actor Josh Duhamel, who met pop star Fergie in 2004 on the set of his show…
When we think about the impact divorce has on children, we tend to consider the particular concerns for young kids or how adolescents will cope. What’s often overlooked is how divorce affects adult children. Older couples who decide to end their marriage may assume that because the kids are moving on with their own…
They’re beautiful and symbolic and may have cost a lot of money. You gave and received them as forever gifts representing promise, commitment, and eternal love. You never intended to get divorced. But now that your marriage is ending, these tiny objects may be causing you big heartaches… and some logistical headaches, too. What…
Until the late 1960s, to get a divorce in the United States, you had to have “grounds”— a reason to end your marriage that was considered legally valid. You needed to prove, with evidence, that your spouse had breached the marital contract with wrongdoing such as adultery, cruelty, or abandonment. Today, no-fault divorce laws…
As the parent of an adult child, you’ve seen your kid through so much. You’ve cheered their first steps, first days of school, first dates; comforted them through boo-boos, broken bones, broken hearts, meltdowns and milestones, victories and defeats; graduation, a wedding, perhaps the birth of grandchildren. Even after our kids grow up, move…
Schoenberg Family Law Group, P.C., recognizes that family law matters involve complex, sensitive issues that can have a lasting impact on you, your family, your finances and your future.
