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Permanent Counsel Fees

Permanent Counsel Fees

A divorce decree can facilitate an enforcement order, establish rights for both the parties, award custody and enable visitation rights, grant alimony, and distribute...

Financial Discovery Issues in Divorce Cases

Financial Discovery Issues in Divorce Cases

Divorce results not only in severing a personal relationship, but also in terminating an economic one. Investigating economic issues in divorce...

Domicile and Residence Issues in Divorce

Domicile and Residence Issues in Divorce

In order to obtain divorce, domicile and residence are important factors. One party must be resident and domiciled in the state where the divorce is sought. In order...

Property Division in Divorce: Partition

Property Division in Divorce: Partition

For purposes of divorce, "partition" is a legal process that divides property, usually real property, into fractional shares for...

Defenses in Fault-based Divorce: Recrimination

Defenses in Fault-based Divorce: Recrimination

Recrimination is a traditional equitable defense to fault-based divorce actions and is based on the principle that a person...