Money stress can quietly reshape legal rights in marriage. When inherited funds are shared to “build trust,” they may become marital property—with major consequences in divorce.

They call January “divorce month.” Unhappily married couples make it through the holiday season, and then look to start the new year in a new relationship status: apart.

The “New Year’s Resolution” mindset plays a massive role. Individuals often view January 1st as a deadline for personal change. If a marriage has been toxic or stagnant for years, the symbolic fresh ...

Watch out for this pair of issues if you want to keep your spouse to have and to hold from this day forward. James Sexton, a world-renowned family lawyer based in New York City, has revealed the two ...

The biggest mistake you can make when divorcing is... not actually going through with it. Erin Levine, divorce lawyer of nearly 20 years based in California, has offered three key definite "do nots" ...

As a divorce lawyer, people often say to me, "It must be so depressing seeing people's marriages fall apart all around you every day. Does it affect your marriage?" As surprising as it may sound, I ...