Posts Categorized: Divorce 101

To obtain a divorce on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment, the spouse seeking a divorce must provide details, including dates and locations, of specific incidents of cruelty towards the spouse carried out by the other spouse. All incidents described must have happened in the five years immediately before the divorce is started. To… Read more »

A Separation Agreement is an agreement on all the issues you and your spouse need to resolve before getting divorced, such as the division of marital property (assets and debts), child custody, visitation and support issues, and Temporary Maintenance and Post Divorce Maintenance (commonly known as ‘alimony or spousal support’), if any. The separation agreement… Read more »

You can begin an action for divorce based on abandonment grounds if more than one year has passed since one of the following incidents happened: 1. Your spouse moved out of the marital residence without your consent (“Actual abandonment”); or 2. Your spouse made you leave the marital residence without your consent and has refused… Read more »

If you don’t want to use no-fault, in order to get a divorce you must state legally recognized “grounds” for divorce in your papers, even if both you and your spouse want the divorce. Premier Paralegal can help you get divorce using ONLY the following grounds: 1. Abandonment (actual, constructive or sexual) 2. Living apart… Read more »

It is proper to file in the county where you reside, or in the county where your spouse resides. It is possible to file in another county if the parties agree, and the court will allow it. Be advised that it is strictly at the pleasure of the court whether or not they will take… Read more »