“Why Is DCFS on My Doorstep?” DCFS is generally called when there is reason to believe that abuse or neglect is occurring within the home. If there’s enough information in the initial report to launch an investigation, DCFS may show up at your home. Parents should also understand that DCFS…
Counselling and Support Groups While DCFS does remove children from homes, this is generally seen as a last resort. Typically there are other steps DCFS takes in order to remedy the situation before putting a child through the traumatic process of removing them from their home. It’s common for DCFS…
How Is Alimony Calculated? The way alimony is calculated will vary from state to state and, depending on your location, alimony may be completely up to the judge’s discretion. Generally speaking, however, there are a few factors that are commonly considered when determining who is going to pay alimony, how…
Well, Can I Throw My Ex’s Things Away? If your spouse has moved out with the essentials and left a whole bunch of non-essentials at your place, you may be wondering whether or not you can throw them out, or if you have to wait for your spouse to come…
What Is Fraud and How Are Statistics Gathered? In civil cases, when someone behaves fraudulently, it means that they knew—or at the very least had reason to believe—that things weren’t as advertised. Legally speaking, in order to prove that someone committed fraud, you have to prove that they intentionally misrepresented…
Should You Have a Prenup if You’re Broke? A lot of people will say that you only need a prenuptial agreement if you have something to protect—a premarital asset like a house or inheritance—in the case of a divorce. So, if you and your spouse get married young and you’ve…
Squandering Assets Can you squander your assets in order to prevent your spouse from getting any money from you? After all, you can’t be ordered to pay an alimony settlement if you’ve gambled all the money away in Las Vegas, right? Technically speaking, a judge cannot order you to make…
What Is the Monetary Value? If you’ve seen Judge Judy, you know there are a lot of disgruntled exes who want to be compensated for the junk they’ve left behind at their ex’s house. They are rarely compensated for the junk they leave behind at their ex’s house, especially since…
Cheaters Can’t Get Alimony Cheaters can and often do get alimony. Some states do, however, factor in infidelity when determining how much money the payee will receive in alimony payments. Although some states factor this in, there may be some additional red tape that needs to be addressed; for example,…
Splitting Savings Accounts Savings accounts, retirement accounts, investment accounts, etc. will all, typically, be split during the divorce process. Depending on what state you’re located in, that may mean that the marital portion of those accounts is split 50/50, or it may mean that the marital portion of those accounts…
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