A new company has been making news among divorce and family law attorneys recently. Safeguard Guaranty Corporation is offering "divorce insurance" under the brand name Wedlock Divorce Insurance. They claim to be the first company in the world to offer insurance against a divorce. Looking at their site, they state that divorce insurance helps insure ...
Did you know in Mississippi, it's possible to get "un-divorced?" A divorce can be revoked if both parties to it so agree. Only the court that granted the divorce has the power to revoke it, and the court may set "regulations and restrictions" on the parties as it sees fit. Further, the parties must prove ...
I used to have a post on here discussing the higher divorce rates in the Bible Belt. Unfortunately, it got lost in a move between blogging platforms. In it, I commented on several reasons I thought that the divorce rate was higher in the Bible Belt than it was for the "ungodly" parts of the ...
I often hear that you don't need a lawyer in an uncontested divorce. While it may be true that most uncontested divorces are more simple than a fault-based divorce, I would not go so far as to say that you shouldn't get a lawyer for an uncontested divorce. Although, to be fair, here are five ...
I've previously written on the importance of acting immediately if you need a modification of child support or alimony. This is because once a payment is due, it has vested. A court cannot relieve you of the responsibility of making a payment once that payment is due. (For the sake of convenience, I'm going to ...