Latest Guides
Our most recent family law guides, sorted by publication date.
Wisconsin Custody and Placement
How Wisconsin handles child custody and physical placement in divorce. Learn about legal custody, physical placement, the 16 best interest factors, joint custody presumptions, mediation requirements, and domestic violence exceptions.
Wyoming Child Custody: Best Interest Factors
How Wyoming courts decide child custody — the best interest factors, custody types, parenting plan requirements, domestic violence considerations, and modification standards under Wyoming law.
Arizona Community Property Rules in Divorce
How Arizona's community property laws affect divorce — what's community vs separate, how property is divided, and what to expect.
Connecticut Property Division in Divorce
How Connecticut divides property in divorce — equitable distribution factors, marital vs separate property, and what courts consider.
Louisiana Community Property Rules in Divorce
How Louisiana's community property regime works in divorce — the Civil Code tradition, classifying community vs. separate property, commingling, termination of the community, and partition of assets.
Idaho Community Property Rules in Divorce
How Idaho's community property laws work in divorce — what's community vs separate, property division, and protecting your interests.
Nevada Community Property Rules in Divorce
How Nevada's community property laws affect divorce — mandatory 50/50 division, separate property exceptions, Clark County filing, the 6-week residency rule, and what to expect.
Nebraska Property Division in Divorce
Understand how Nebraska courts divide property in divorce, including the presumption of equal division, marital vs. non-marital property, statutory factors, and the treatment of the marital home.
New Mexico Community Property Rules in Divorce
How New Mexico divides marital property in divorce — community property principles, separate property protections, commingling, quasi-community property, community debt, transmutation, and business interests.
Oregon Property Division in Divorce
Learn how Oregon courts divide property in divorce using the 'just and proper' standard, including the presumption of equal division, factors for deviation, marital vs. separate property, and treatment of retirement accounts and businesses.
Wisconsin Marital Property Rules in Divorce
How Wisconsin's community property system — called marital property — works in divorce. Learn about equal division, individual property exceptions, commingling, the hardship exception, and what to expect from the process.
Washington Community Property Rules in Divorce
Learn how Washington State divides property in divorce. Understand community property vs. separate property, why WA courts can divide both, the 'just and equitable' standard, and key filing requirements.
Hawaii Property Division in Divorce
How Hawaii divides property in divorce — equitable distribution, marital partnership model, and what courts consider.
Alabama Divorce: Grounds, Process, and What to Expect
How divorce works in Alabama — grounds, residency requirements, filing fees, waiting periods, and the step-by-step process.
Arkansas Divorce: Grounds and Residency Requirements
How to file for divorce in Arkansas — residency requirements, fault and no-fault grounds, filing fees, and the divorce process.
Delaware Divorce: Filing, Grounds, and Process
How to file for divorce in Delaware — residency requirements, grounds, filing fees, and what to expect during the process.
Alaska Divorce: Equitable Distribution Rules
How Alaska divides property in divorce — equitable distribution factors, marital vs separate property, and what courts consider.
Kansas Divorce: Process and Property Division
How divorce works in Kansas — filing requirements, property division rules, waiting period, and the step-by-step process.
Kentucky Divorce: Filing and Residency Requirements
Everything you need to know about filing for divorce in Kentucky — residency requirements, no-fault grounds, the 60-day waiting period, filing fees, mandatory disclosure, and how property is divided under equitable distribution.
Indiana Divorce: Process and Grounds
How to file for divorce in Indiana — residency requirements, grounds, filing fees, waiting period, and the step-by-step process.
Maine Divorce Process
A comprehensive guide to the Maine divorce process, including residency requirements, no-fault grounds, the 60-day waiting period, filing fees, mediation requirements, and equitable distribution of property.
Maryland Divorce: Grounds and Process
A comprehensive guide to Maryland's modernized divorce laws, including the 2023 reforms that eliminated most fault grounds, the mutual consent ground, the reduced separation period, filing fees, and equitable distribution.
Iowa No-Fault Divorce Process
How Iowa's no-fault divorce works — filing requirements, the 90-day waiting period, costs, and what to expect.
Massachusetts Divorce: 1A vs 1B Process
Understand the difference between a 1A (uncontested) and 1B (contested) divorce in Massachusetts, including residency requirements, no-fault grounds, filing fees, the nisi period, and equitable distribution of property.
Minnesota Divorce: Process and Property Division
A complete guide to the Minnesota divorce process, covering residency requirements, no-fault grounds, filing fees, equitable distribution of marital vs. non-marital property, mandatory parenting education, and the Early Neutral Evaluation option.
Missouri Divorce: Process and Property Division
A comprehensive guide to the Missouri divorce process, including residency requirements, no-fault grounds, the 30-day waiting period, filing fees, equitable distribution of marital property, and mandatory parenting classes.
Montana Divorce: Process and Residency Requirements
Learn how to file for divorce in Montana, including the 90-day residency requirement, no-fault grounds, filing fees, Summary Dissolution, equitable distribution, and conciliation court options.
Mississippi Divorce: Fault and No-Fault Grounds
A comprehensive guide to Mississippi's 12 fault-based grounds for divorce and the no-fault option of irreconcilable differences, including residency requirements, filing fees, and property division.
Nevada Divorce: Residency and Quick Divorce Options
Everything you need to know about Nevada's 6-week residency requirement, no-fault grounds, joint petitions, summary divorce, and how to seal divorce records.
New Hampshire Divorce: Process and Grounds
A complete guide to New Hampshire divorce — residency requirements, fault and no-fault grounds, filing fees, equitable distribution, and step-by-step process.
North Dakota Divorce: Grounds and Process
A comprehensive guide to divorce in North Dakota — residency requirements, no-fault and fault-based grounds, filing fees, equitable distribution, and the step-by-step process.
New Jersey Divorce: Process and Grounds
A complete guide to filing for divorce in New Jersey — residency requirements, no-fault and fault-based grounds, filing fees, the step-by-step process, and equitable distribution of assets.
Oklahoma Divorce: Grounds and Process
A comprehensive guide to divorce in Oklahoma — residency requirements, no-fault and fault-based grounds, filing fees, mandatory waiting periods, equitable distribution, and the step-by-step process.
Rhode Island Divorce: Process and Waiting Period
Learn about Rhode Island's divorce process, including the one-year residency requirement, no-fault and fault grounds, the nominal divorce timeline, filing fees, and equitable distribution rules.
South Dakota Divorce: Grounds and Process
A complete guide to South Dakota divorce, including no-fault and fault-based grounds, residency requirements, filing fees, the 60-day waiting period, equitable distribution, and the step-by-step process under SDCL Chapter 25-4.
South Carolina Divorce: Grounds and Separation Requirements
A complete guide to South Carolina divorce grounds, the one-year continuous separation requirement for no-fault divorce, fault-based grounds, residency rules, filing fees, and equitable distribution under SC Code Section 20-3-10.