When you decide that your marriage no longer works, you may feel a range of emotions. Guilt and shame may become prominent if you feel like everyone will consider you a failure. Divorce no longer carries the same social stigma it once did. A 60 percent divorce rate...
What are the benefits of mediation in your child custody arrangement?
For many divorcing parents, figuring out a child custody arrangement that will work for everyone involved can be tricky. Sometimes it becomes so contentious that a couple ends up in court fighting for what they believe to be their rights as parents. However, mediation...
How should you go about getting a prenup?
You and your current partner want to marry, but you want to protect yourself and your financial health. Perhaps you worry what your soon-to-be-spouse may think of you if you suggest a prenuptial agreement. How do you break the ice? CNBC offers tips for discussing and...
Dividing intellectual property in a divorce
When people read about intellectual property, they may get the idea of Coca-Cola or Disney — big companies with big brands under big protections. But every person has these protections depending on what they create. If that creation has value, and a person created it...
The benefits of co-parenting for children
Divorce affects parents and children on different levels. As parents begin figuring out how to move forward without their spouse, children may feel confused, lost and left behind. Co-parenting involves two people working together from separate households to ensure...
How do I know if my spouse cheated without a confession?
If your spouse’s behavior toward you has changed, a reasonable question is whether they began a relationship with someone else. Infidelity generally does not impact how divorce proceedings unfold in Connecticut, but you might want to know for your personal healing....
Small businesses division during divorce
The financial implications of a divorce include the division of assets in the marital estate. Divorcing spouses who own businesses may especially feel the impact of property division. When going through the divorce process, many couples choose one of the three...
Keeping your full 401(k) in your divorce
Entering into your divorce proceedings in Connecticut, you may feel prepared for any potential issue that may arise. Such are the feelings of many of those that we here at the Prince Law Group, LLC work with, yet one issue they often express surprise upon learning is...
How do judges determine what is best for children?
If you have children and are going through a divorce or custody dispute, it likely will not be long before you encounter the phrase, “the best interests of the children.” This legal standard is the one by which judges in Connecticut and many other places settle family...
Nanny Poppins: If My Ex Was Ordered to Share “Childcare” Costs, Does That Include Having a Nanny?
Yes, in certain situations. The court will take the following factors into account: whether the cost of the nanny is “reasonable,” whether the nanny is only used during times the custodial parent is working (or commuting to and from work), that the proposed nanny care...
