You and your spouse just got divorced. That's real news, you and almost one-third of the country. So what's next? Who gets the house, the car, the Chihuahua and not to mention the kids? It's painful but child custody often follows divorce or marriage annulment cases. But you and your ex can't just simply walk away from each other, like any legal process, you'll have to fill up a lot of paperwork including child custody forms.

So you need to decide how to split time with the kids....

The separation of parents through divorce or marriage annulment is a serious problem for parents and children alike. Many problems arise from divorce or separation and these include child custody issues.

For parents who still share some form of understanding and mutual love for the children often get joint custody. This means that the parents are still friends but are no longer intimate. Child custody issues can be a real mess for parents, who often see each other as the...

When a marriage falls apart and children are sent to stay with one of the parents, the parents of the other parent have reason to be concerned. What happens to their rights and their interest in not losing contact with their grandchildren? They worry that they may never see their grandchildren again. Hence, it has been observed that some grandparents would appreciate visitation rights too. Below is some information about child custody and grandparents.

Child custody can be fought...

The sacred institution of marriage was built primarily to safe-guard the interests of growing children. It is believed that any young child needs the unconditional love of a mother and sound support of the father to grow into a mature adult. Further, if the child shares a close and loving relationship with both parents, he will in all probability turn into a disciplined, respectable member of society. Unfortunately, things do go wrong sometimes and marriages break. And courts grant the...

Considering a divorce can be a very stressful and scary time for anyone. When two people decide to get married, they don't intend on having that marriage end in a divorce. Unfortunately for many people, they discover that they are just not able to continue their lives together and they need to break apart. With all of the mental and emotional stress that goes with a divorce, the legal aspect of it can be very overwhelming. One thing that makes the process go smoothly is if there are...

If you're thinking about how to stop a divorce, the outcome of your efforts depends a lot on who made the initial decision to end the relationship in the first place. If you initiated it and are now wondering how to stop your divorce, you should be aware that your situation is much better than most people who are trying to save their marriage. This may be a bit difficult but you have to set aside your ego and apologize to your spouse explaining that you acted in haste and regret it....

Married Couples should have the right to a rich and satisfying married life but sometimes things do go wrong somewhere along the line and then the services of a qualified marriage counselor may be required to help them to understand their problems and get their marriage back on a firm footing again.

There are quite a lot of reasons why married couples have to seek marriage counseling. Human nature being as complex as it is means that there are endless psychological...

Divorce is an official procedure in the US. Their records are mandated by law (Freedom of Information Act, 1966) to be maintained and availed for public access and retrieval. Every state has a central agency assigned with the task under its public health or information department. They come under State jurisdiction and are provided practically free of charge. Although considered public records, certain information contained in these free divorce Public Records Search are potentially...

I grieved more over my divorce six months after it actually happened than I did when I went through it.  That’s because when you go through a breakup or divorce, you are in survival mode. You are dealing with intense emotions and feelings, while at the same time, trying to create a new life for yourself.  It takes incredible strength, courage and determination.  All your energy is focused on getting through the transition.  You don't grieve until later. ...

The devastating feeling of 'being a failure' when a divorce seems inevitable, must be the universal feeling of everyone who has ever contemplated or taken the final step.  Many people feel that they have somehow become a complete failure and this can have a very debilitating effect on their whole lives.

Of course, this is a very normal human feeling and must be seen in context of the whole of the circumstances.

The marriage may have been initially very happy but...