Marriage means not just spending the present with someone but also planning for a future with them as well. Many married couples look forward to their retirement years, for example. They imagine traveling together, doting on the grandchildren and fixing up their home....
West Virginia grandparents may fill numerous roles in the lives of their grandchildren. If their children experience relationship troubles or unemployment, grandparents may provide financial support or even housing for the family. When children are not old enough for...
If you get divorced, you will have to divide at least some of your marital assets with your spouse. Some of the things that you own may qualify as marital assets, well others qualify as separate assets. These separate assets often remain with the spouse who owned them...
When you went to your spouse to tell them that you wanted to get a divorce, you expected that they would not agree with you or be happy about it. You were certainly aware that a divorce wasn’t what they wanted, even though you had decided it would be best for you. But...
The average American household has a few credit cards and several thousand dollars of credit card debt. Credit cards help you pay your bills on time and absorb unexpected costs as they arise. They can provide you with an overall higher standard of living than you...
You're a business owner, but not on your own. You and your spouse had the idea to start the business together after you got married. For the next decade, you worked together as joint business owners, much as any other business partners would do – except, of course,...
For many couples facing divorce in West Virginia, their house is going to be the biggest issue. Maybe you spent a long time waiting for a home in the right school district, or perhaps you have invested countless hours of sweat equity in the home fixing it up to...
The holiday season can be stressful, especially when your marriage isn't in a good place. It also falls right before a noteworthy annual spike in divorce filings. Every year, divorce attorneys and the family courts see a significant spike in consultations and divorce...
Divorce is an emotional, trying process. If you have a business, you may be concerned about losing a part of it to your spouse, too. If you and your spouse worked together, there could be a chance that your business could struggle as you try to figure out how to stay...
Sometimes, people make decisions that they shouldn’t. A parent might develop an addiction to opioids or start drinking too heavily, especially during a stressful time like a divorce or separation, which may result in that parent ignoring their financial and...
