Alimony, spousal maintenance, and spousal support are all terms used to describe financial payments that one spouse may be required to pay to the other after a separation or divorce.…

Dividing your property will likely be a major challenge when you start preparing for divorce. Higher-income couples and those with complex assets tend to have longer, more intense disputes about…

When things were great between you and your spouse, the last thing on your mind was finances and debt. Now that your marriage is ending, you probably find yourself wondering…

Can you catch the “divorce bug” from a friend or relative? A study from the Pew Research Center indicates that your odds of getting divorced drastically increase — by 75% —…

Nobody enjoys the prospect of a divorce. Whether you expect the process to be clean or messy, the painful reality is that a “good” divorce is one that has been…

Money can’t buy happiness — nor can it buy an ideal marriage. No matter what your income bracket, you may find yourself one day wondering how your marriage ultimately went…

For most of human history, marriage was as much a business contract as anything else — and even modern-day laws reflect that idea. The marriage contract embodies a couple’s financial…

Separating your life from your spouse during and after a divorce can be difficult. Aside from the financial entanglements you have, you may also share some social ties that aren’t…

Ending a marriage can be hard, no matter what your age or your income bracket. However, the higher your income and the greater your assets, the larger the potential errors…

No matter how much you might hope otherwise, divorce is sometimes inevitable. The longer you’ve been married, however, the harder it can be to suddenly find yourself responsible for your…