Dissolution of Marriage

Divorce: Divorce and Legal Separation

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Often people do not differentiate between divorce and legal separation. Both divorce and legal separation refer to the situation when a couple decides not to live together anymore. But being separated is much different than being divorced.

What does legal separation mean? A legal separation generally means that both parties reached an agreement concerning child custody, child visitation, child support, spousal support or alimony, distribution of property, attorney fees, and personal conduct. 

However, in a legal separation both parties remain married to each other. What are the benefits of a legal separation? Legal separation often takes place when both parties prefer to stay married for religious reasons. That’s why legal separation is often coined catholic legal separation since it preserves the religious marriage. Legal separation is not only pursued for religious reasons, but also for tax reasons. However being legally separated is not a requirement before filing a divorce. In other words, a legal separation is not a prerequisite of the dissolution of a marriage or divorce.

If you are considering a legal separation, divorce, or dissolution of marriage you would be wise to consult an attorney who can inform you legally about your particular divorce or legal separation matter.

The Petition For Dissolution - The Statistical Facts

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This important part of the Petition-Marriage, the "Statistical Facts", is often overlooked by people anxious to complete the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage. 

In determining the correct date of marriage, the biggest challenge is usually poor memory. If you can't remember when you were married, look at your marriage license. Using the correct date of separation is extremely important for two reasons. Secondly, if spousal support (alimony) is going to be an issue, using the correct date of separation is important to make sure you receive the spousal support you are entitled to. For example, in California, where spousal support is appropriate, the length of spousal support payments is determined, in part, by the length of the marriage. In marriages less than ten years in length, the general rule is that spousal support will be paid for one-half the length of the marriage. In marriages that lasted more than ten years, the courts will usually not put a termination date. 

So how do you determine the date of separation? The weakest claim for date of separation arises when one party, without communicating a desire to end the marriage to the other spouse, moves out of the master bedroom, stops being intimate, etc.. Since many couples go through rocky times and then reconcile, the court will generally not consider the parties to have separated absent a communication, spoken (face-to-face, telephone, voice mail), or written (letter, text, e-mail).

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Marriage Annulment

Getting A Marriage Annulment

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Something that seems to confuse a lot of people is marriage annulment because when you look at it generally speaking, you cannot really say that the marriage did not really happen if you really did walk down the aisle and exchanged vows. A good way to understand why someone would want to have a marriage annulment instead of a divorce is better understood by first knowing exactly what it is.

A marriage annulment is actually a legal procedure that will end up making the marriage that took place null.

If either party finds that the other was already married to someone else, there are grounds for an annulment. There are also grounds for a marriage annulment is the marriage was done through force or if the couple is blood related.

Annulment - Fa Get About It

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Annulment law is undefined in most states and has largely fallen by the wayside in favor of divorce. In most states there is no established procedure or set of rules for annulment. In many areas of the country, it is possible to file for annulment, pay a lot of money, go through the entire court process, properly follow existing marriage annulment law, get to the end, and then have a judge deny the annulment. If you fall into one of these categories, annulment law is not on your side. In many parts of the country, division of property in an annulment is similar to a divorce. Even though there are no annulment statutes in most areas, the courts tend to use similar rules as in a divorce action.

The procedure for an annulment: an annulment is filed as a regular lawsuit and the basic annulment procedure tends to be similar to divorce procedure. In many cases your spouse will answer the annulment petition and counterclaim for divorce. A good guide to marriage annulment procedure would be articles detailing the standard steps required in divorce.

You should read up on divorce law and procedure as an aid toward your annulment case. Be aware that marriage annulment law consists of a lot of uncharted territory. 

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Marriage Separation

Marriage Separation and the Implication

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Marriage separation is always difficult for everybody. Marriage separation is mired with many myths and they include the following. Other people know that marriage is for life and stay no matter what. I do not wish to suggest that marriage is not for life but, sometimes, many break up for many reasons. The other thing that people say is that children must be raised with both parents present. There is no doubt that there are many advantages that children who have both parents have. 12% of all women live alone in reality.

More than half the populations of people who get divorced have children. The children grow up to become respectable member of society. If you find that there is no other solution, plan for your exit. You need to write down the date of your separation in your dairy or notebook. You then need to consider your personal situation then draw up a budget. Another vital step you need to take is freeze joint accounts at banks and in other financial institutions. The other vital thing you can do is to open your very own bank account. You will then redirect your pay to your account. You should have copies of the passport, birth certificate, citizenship papers, health care card, bank statements and many other things.

Do Not Be Afraid of Marriage Separation - It Could Stop a Divorce

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Chances are that if you are reading this article, your relationship is on the rocks. You are scared to death that you will not be able to save the marriage separation from divorce. Separation can save a marriage. What? Separation can save a marriage from divorce if you play your cards right. Learning the good things about separation.

Chances are that by the time a marriage conflict leads to separation, one or both of the partners may not be able to stay around each other. Once a person becomes angry the slightest exposure to the other partner can add fuel to the fire. That needs to be realized. Time away from each other can calm the flame and the flame of anger can turn into sorrow. Everyone needs time by themselves to sort through issues and a separation is no different.

The sorrow comes when your partner begins to realize that they miss you. This sorrow can save a marriage by itself.

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Marriage Problems

Overcome Marital Problems With Marriage Counseling

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If you are experiencing marriage problems, or even considering divorce, there are options available that can bring you and your spouse closer together and help you overcome the marital problems you might be having right now. If you are asking yourself how can I save my marriage? Some couples begin preemptive counseling from the start, but most marriages don't foresee problems until they are already in the mire of them.

It is easy to lose sight of the bigger picture and become mired in the muck of everyday living, stressful jobs, packed schedules and focusing on just about everything else except your marriage. This is a common problem for married couples and can lead to marriage problems that can sometimes require a little outside assistance to help pull the two of you through and rebuild your team. Marriage problems can allow you to see things about your spouse that you wouldn't have known otherwise, thus allowing you to become closer.

Marriage counseling is a solution that many choose to employ when they get to the point of asking how in the world they can save their marriage. 

How to Solve Some Marriage Problems

Exclusive summary about married problems by Francis K Githinji

Marriage is not a bed of roses and, there are many problems that face the institutions of marriage. It is accurate to say that marriage problems will never be totally over as long as marriages continue to exist. Marriage problems are usually not very unique to couples. People may have different characteristics but, the major problems are common. The following is a list of some of the marriage problems that you will find in society today. Let us begin with the most popular problem in modern society. I'm talking about infidelity. Many married couples have been reported to cheat often with other people. There are so many things that can make a wife or husband cheat on their spouse.

The truth is that, many couples cheat to fulfill some fantasies they may have in their heads. In many cases, the partner to the cheating spouse, is not guilty or at fault for this. The source of infidelity in this case was purely bitterness and, many couples have done this. Others cheat because they do not like their spouses. This problem can only be solved if the cheating partners are willing to stop. Many children and spouses have suffered because of it. In the long term, enmity and strife will prevail. Marriage counseling has been seen to be boring by many. Try modern ways to deal with the problem. 

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