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Lots of factors can contribute to the end of a marriage — particularly domestic violence. It's important to understand that domestic violence doesn't have to be physical to cause you serious pain. At one time or another, almost everyone has shouted out hurtful words...
An online survey conducted by Worthy in 2018 captured how 46% of divorcing women noted that the end of their marriage brought with it some unexpected financial consequences. At least 22% of the 1,785 women polled by researchers were 55 or over. What factors tended...
As someone who is part of the LGBTQ+ community, it may be your wish to change your name. You may even want to change your gender and name along with it. It is a good idea to change your gender marker along with your name change if you are at that stage of your...
Same-sex marriage is relatively new legal territory, and same-sex divorce is even newer. Members of the LGBT+ community may find that there is very little straightforward information available about custody for LGBT+ families. First of all, it's important to...
As an LGBT+ couple, you want to look at how your differences might still work against you. The United States finally recognized the right for LGBT+ couples to marry several years ago, but there are still many people who have suffered from personal, financial and...
As you get older, your life changes. You may start to think about what you want to do in retirement or about starting a new career. If you and your spouse aren't on the same page, then part of moving forward may be letting go of your relationship. If you have decided...
Same-sex couples can get married legally just like heterosexual couples. While this is a wonderful change to previous laws, the world is still playing catch-up in many cases. As such, estate planning strategies that work well for heterosexual couples might not be as...
Your spouse may not hit you or limit where you go and what you do, but this does not mean that they are not abusive. Domestic abuse can come in many different forms, and it can affect all genders. If you often feel frightened of how your spouse will react to something...
One concern that people often have when facing divorce is the prospect of having a high-conflict case. They do not want to go through that, they don't want to put their children through it, and they really hope they can keep conflict to a minimum while focusing on...
If you are an LGBTQ person, you have likely suffered harassment and discrimination at some point. It may well have happened in your workplace. For many years, some employers have felt free to discriminate against LGBTQ employees because the law did not specifically...