In the School of Life, a relationship breakup can be one of our greatest teachers. You may find that the decision to end your relationship is more difficult than the decision to start one. Why? When you begin a relationship, you likely are filled with positive feelings about your future...

Forgiving your former spouse or yourself may seem impossible, but it’s not. Forgiveness is actually something you do for yourself and your children. Divorce and mediation can be difficult processes to endure. The ability to forgive will lighten the emotional burden you are carrying and make it...

Depends on a number of factors. During the divorce proceedings (that is, before a judgment of divorce is entered), courts will normally order spousal support based on a formula adopted by the county (called "temporary" or ‘pendente lite" spousal support). That amount is determined by child...

Incorporating a business in and of itself should have little or no impact on spousal support. When you think about it, incorporating a business only changes its form, and not its substance. The same income is earned by the business either way, and income is usually paid to the shareholder as wages...

This video helps explain spousal support and how it is calculated. Enjoy!

The most common reason an individual struggles with doing his own divorce is that the paperwork is often confusing and always overwhelming.  Some of the terminology is difficult to understand as well, and failure to mark one little box or submit one single form in a timely manner could result in...