By Richard Worsham | Published January 17, 2014 | Posted in Uncategorized |
Divorcing couples are often surprised to discover how many assets they have accumulated during their marriages. Once they begin taking inventory, it quickly becomes apparent how complex the valuation of property can be. There are many smaller, less obvious assets — insurance policies, stock options and the like — and it is understandable why many Read More
Read MoreWhen an unmarried couple in Arkansas has a child, there may be valid reasons for them to establish paternity should their relationship not last. Doing so can protect the rights of both the child’s mother and the father, and more importantly it can ensure the child’s needs are met. Rapper Ludacris has recently acknowledged that Read More
Read MoreIn Arkansas, raising a child can be quite expensive even when a couple is together, but it can be made more complicated when a couple is no longer together. Child support seeks to ease the burden placed on the custodial parent by requiring the noncustodial parent to make monthly payments to the custodial parent, thus Read More
Read MoreSome individuals may tire of hearing about celebrity divorces, but they can serve as powerful examples of legal battles in which any divorcing couple can become embroiled. Celebrities, just like every day average Arkansas residents, often must deal with property division, child custody, child support, visitation rights, and spousal support. The increased media attention paid Read More
Read MoreMany Americans believe that important decisions regarding social issues should be left for each state to decide. With regard to same-sex marriage, that has been the case as homosexual couples have sought the ability to be married in the same manner as heterosexual couples. In Arkansas, voters decided in 2004 to define marriage as between Read More
Read MoreOne of the most difficult issues to navigate in divorce is child custody — and yet, at the same time, it can also be one of the easiest. What we mean by the latter is that most divorcing couples with a child agree to a joint custody arrangement, thereby allowing each parent to have an Read More
Read MoreBack in late October, we told Little Rock residents about a new survey of family law attorneys that came up with a very interesting finding: prenuptial agreements were (and are) becoming very popular. 63 percent of the attorneys that responded said they saw more prenups in their cases over the last three years. Now, obviously Read More
Read MoreMany Arkansas couples out there enjoy a happy marriage, and one of the most important factors to having such a marriage is communicating with your spouse in an effective and helpful way. Even for those who are not married, but dream of the day, their dream probably centers on a happy couple that has no Read More
Read MoreFaith Hill and Tim McGraw have been happily married for 17 years — at least according to them. If you were to listen to the rumor mill, it would seem the past 17 years have been a stressful and unhappy time for the country-singing power couple. Divorce rumors have swirled around the couple throughout their Read More
Read MoreOne of the most contentious issues that can arise in a divorce is child custody. If the splitting spouses can’t agree on who gets physical custody, or how a custody schedule will work, or how support payments will be made, then it’s off to family court to leave your child’s best interests up to a Read More
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