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When in the Divorce Process Should You Move Out of the Marital Home?

By Schwartz White |

Imagine that your friend is dating a new guy.  When she finally lets you get a word in edgewise, you inquire about his marital status.  She says that Mr. Wonderful is almost divorced and then immediately goes back to gushing about him.  The more you press your friend for details about what she means… Read More »

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Is High Net Worth Divorce the New Normal?

By Schwartz White |

A favorite subject of small talk these days is how little you can buy with your paycheck.  You know you have a real friend if there is someone with whom, after the first grocery shopping trip after payday, you can compare notes about how little money is left in your bank account; by the… Read More »

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Do You Have to Live Separately From Your Spouse Before You Divorce?

By Schwartz White |

Celebrities are not nearly as interesting as the tabloid press would like them to be.  When celebrity news reporters are looking for gossip, they might ask stars to recount events that happened long ago.  One favorite interview question in this genre is when the reporter asks when the celebrity knew that his or her… Read More »

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The First Visit After a Divorce Filing Can Be a Firestorm of Conflict

By Schwartz White |

Sometimes the breakdown of a marriage is death by a thousand cuts.  It is impossible to pinpoint the moment when you knew that your relationship with your spouse was beyond repair.  Was it the 98th time your spouse dismissed your feelings or the 99th time?  In other cases, marriages blow apart spectacularly.  The spouses… Read More »

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The Rise of Niche Family Law Firms

By Schwartz White |

The good news is that the divorce rate, even in famously belligerent states like Florida, is decreasing.  The divorce rate is only half what it was 30 years ago.  The talking heads on TV have their ideas about why; it could be that no one can afford to get married, or that remaining single… Read More »

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What If There Were Jury Trials in Divorce Cases?

By Schwartz White |

When divorce lawyers schedule a full day of initial consultations with prospective clients, they often come home from work feeling like they sounded like a broken record.  Most people who are not lawyers know nothing about the legal system except what they have seen in movies and on TV shows.  Most of the media… Read More »

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Can a Divorce Coach Make Your Divorce Less Stressful?

By Schwartz White |

You know you are desperate for money when you watch videos asking you to sign up for a training course to become a life coach all the way to the end.  Life coaching is a field where supply vastly exceeds demand; everyone wants to make easy money as a life coach, but no one… Read More »

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Terminating Alimony Obligations Because Your Ex-Spouse Is in a Supportive Relationship With a New Partner

By Schwartz White |

Before there was clickbait to bring out the worst in everyone at every moment, if you wanted to see people’s worst side, you had to mention the word “alimony” in conversation; suddenly, your otherwise mild-mannered interlocutor would say the worst things imaginable about the opposite sex, even if your interlocutor had never been divorced,… Read More »

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What Happens When the Marital Home Legally Belongs to Only One Spouse?

By Schwartz White |

Sometimes getting divorced enables you to find words to express feelings you could never identify.  For example, it might not be until after you file for divorce that you realize how, during the decades you were married, your spouse’s relatives never treated you like part of the family.  In some families, this exclusion is… Read More »

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Divorce and the One-Client Business

By Schwartz White |

Children who grew up in the 1980s will remember the books of Richard Scarry, where two-page spreads depicted, in Where’s Waldo levels of detail, a town where everyone is doing something.  The point, which children received enthusiastically, is that every occupation contributes to society.  When one person bakes bread, one plants cucumbers, one sews… Read More »

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