Latest Guides
Our most recent family law guides, sorted by publication date.
Inheritance During Marriage: Is It Marital Property?
Learn whether an inheritance received during marriage is marital or separate property, how commingling changes the answer, and how to protect inherited assets in divorce.
Divorce in Arkansas: Laws, Process, and Costs
Divorce in Arkansas explained for 2026. Learn about grounds, filing fees, waiting periods, property division, alimony, costs, and the step-by-step process with statute citations.
Child Support in Alabama: Guidelines and Calculations
How child support is calculated in Alabama under Rule 32. Learn about the income shares model, shared custody adjustments, the self-support reserve, modification rules, and enforcement.
Custody Rights for Military Parents: Deployment, SCRA Protections, and What You Need to Know
Military parents have specific custody protections during deployment. Learn about SCRA rights, family care plans, visitation delegation, and how to protect your custody arrangement.
Child Custody in Alabama: Laws and Factors
Alabama child custody laws explained for 2026. Learn about the HB 229 joint custody presumption, best interest factors, domestic violence provisions, relocation rules, and grandparent visitation.
Divorce in Alabama: Laws, Process, and Costs
Divorce in Alabama explained for 2026. Learn about grounds, filing fees, waiting periods, property division, alimony, child custody, costs, and the step-by-step process with statute citations.
Child Support and Extracurricular Activities
Who pays for extracurricular activities after divorce? How courts handle sports, music, and activity costs — state rules, cost-sharing methods, and what to include in your agreement.
Child Support in South Carolina: Guidelines and Calculations
How child support is calculated in South Carolina using the Income Shares Model. Learn about shared custody adjustments, the 109-overnight threshold, modification rules, and enforcement.
Child Custody in South Carolina: Laws and Factors
South Carolina child custody laws explained for 2026. Learn about best interest factors, custody types, parenting plans, domestic violence provisions, the child's preference, and how courts decide custody.
Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets in Divorce
How cryptocurrency, NFTs, and other digital assets are classified, valued, and divided in divorce — including hidden crypto, blockchain forensics, and tax implications.
Divorce in South Carolina: Laws, Process, and Costs
Divorce in South Carolina explained for 2026. Learn about grounds, filing fees, the one-year separation requirement, property division, alimony, costs, and the step-by-step process with statute citations.
Child Support in Colorado: Guidelines and Calculations
How child support is calculated in Colorado using the Income Shares Model. Learn about Worksheet A vs. B, the 92-overnight threshold, imputed income rules, modification, and enforcement.
How to Modify Alimony: Process and Requirements
Learn how to modify alimony payments — grounds for modification, the court process, required documentation, non-modifiable orders, and state-specific rules.
Child Custody in Colorado: Laws and Factors
Colorado child custody laws explained for 2026. Learn about the allocation of parental responsibilities, best interest factors, parenting time, decision-making, mediation, modification, and relocation rules.
Divorce in Colorado: Laws, Process, and Costs
Divorce in Colorado explained for 2026. Learn about grounds, filing fees, the 91-day waiting period, property division, spousal maintenance, costs, and the step-by-step process with statute citations.
How to Protect Your Credit During Divorce
Practical steps to protect your credit score during and after divorce — joint accounts, credit freezes, monitoring, debt responsibility, and rebuilding your credit.
Child Support in Missouri: Guidelines and Calculations
How child support is calculated in Missouri using Form 14 and the Income Shares Model. Learn about parenting time credits, overnight adjustments, modification rules, and enforcement.
Child Custody in Missouri: Laws and Factors
A comprehensive guide to Missouri child custody laws, including the 8 best interest factors under RSMo 452.375, the rebuttable presumption of equal parenting time under Senate Bill 35, types of custody, parenting plan requirements, relocation rules, and domestic violence provisions.
How Cohabitation Affects Alimony
How moving in with a new partner can reduce or end alimony — cohabitation definitions, state-by-state rules, how courts evaluate it, and how to prove or defend against a claim.
Divorce in Missouri: Laws, Process, and Costs
Divorce in Missouri explained for 2026. Learn about grounds, filing fees, waiting periods, property division, spousal maintenance, child custody, costs, and the step-by-step process with statute citations.
Child Support in Indiana: Guidelines and Calculations
How child support is calculated in Indiana using the Income Shares Model. Learn about parenting time credits, the 52-overnight threshold, modification rules, and enforcement.
Pets in Divorce: Who Gets the Dog?
Learn how courts decide pet custody in divorce, which states have pet custody laws, factors judges consider, and how to protect your bond with your pet through negotiation or agreement.
Child Custody in Indiana: Laws and Factors
Indiana child custody laws explained for 2026. Learn about best interest factors, parenting time guidelines, custody types, modification, relocation, and how courts decide custody in Indiana.
Divorce in Indiana: Laws, Process, and Costs
Divorce in Indiana explained for 2026. Learn about grounds, filing fees, the 60-day waiting period, property division, spousal maintenance, custody, costs, and the step-by-step process with statute citations.
Imputed Income in Child Support: When Courts Assign Earnings
How courts impute income for child support when a parent is voluntarily unemployed or underemployed — factors, exceptions, vocational evaluations, and how to respond.
Child Support in Tennessee: Guidelines and Calculations
How child support is calculated in Tennessee using the Income Shares Model. Learn about parenting time adjustments, the 92-day threshold, modification rules, and enforcement.
Child Custody in Tennessee: Laws and Factors
Tennessee child custody laws explained for 2026. Learn about the equal parenting time presumption, best interest factors, parenting plans, modification, and how courts decide custody.
Coping with Divorce: Emotional Recovery and Mental Health
Divorce grief is real and recovery isn't linear. Research-backed strategies for emotional healing, including therapy options, daily coping tools, and how to rebuild your identity.
Divorce in Tennessee: Laws, Process, and Costs
Divorce in Tennessee explained for 2026. Learn about grounds, filing fees, waiting periods, property division, alimony, costs, and the step-by-step process with statute citations.
Child Support in Massachusetts: Guidelines and Calculations
How child support is calculated in Massachusetts under the 2025 guidelines. Learn about income shares, the worksheet, deviation factors, college costs, and modification.
Child Support Across State Lines: UIFSA Explained
How child support works when parents live in different states. Learn about UIFSA, continuing exclusive jurisdiction, interstate enforcement, and modification rules.
Child Custody in Massachusetts: Laws and Factors
How child custody works in Massachusetts in 2026. Learn about legal and physical custody, the best interest standard, shared custody defaults, the Parentage Act, relocation rules, and modification.
Divorce in Massachusetts: Laws, Process, and Costs
How divorce works in Massachusetts in 2026. Learn about 1A vs 1B filing, fault and no-fault grounds, equitable distribution, the Alimony Reform Act, the nisi period, and costs.
Divorce and Social Media: How Online Activity Affects Your Case
How social media posts, dating apps, and payment apps can impact your divorce. Learn what courts accept as evidence, how posts affect property division and alimony, and what to do with your accounts.
Child Support in Arizona: Guidelines and Calculations
How child support is calculated in Arizona using the Income Shares Model. Learn about the 2022 guidelines, parenting time adjustments, older child increases, modification, and enforcement.
Child Custody in Arizona: Laws and Factors
Arizona child custody laws explained for 2026. Learn about legal decision-making, parenting time, best interest factors, domestic violence presumptions, and modification rules.