Every marriage features its own special configuration of strengths and weaknesses, and not all couples who face serious struggles may actually need a divorce. However, some couples who may not need to divorce may still benefit from some legal guidance to help them...
Who says Mississippi goes easy on drunk drivers?
If you have had too much to drink and you decide to drive home anyway, you'd better hope you're not in Mississippi. Law enforcement in this state may be trying to improve its reputation for leniency on drunk drivers, and you just may be the example they are looking...
Missed your visa deadline? What happens now?
Living in the United States on a temporary visa has likely provided you with many positive opportunities. You may have come here to work or study with the understanding that your stay in the U.S. would eventually come to an end. However, when the deadline approached...
Understanding open and closed adoptions
If you hope to adopt a child, you will eventually need to decide which style of adoption you wish to use as you grow your family. In general, parents may use either an open adoption, which allows parents greater flexibility to keep a birth family accessible to an...
Need protection from your spouse’s debt in divorce?
Divorce is often much more complicated than couples realize, especially in comparison to the relatively sparse process a couple must go through to get married. While two people can get married with a few simple forms properly filed, divorce is not remotely as simple,...
Are you considering adopting a stepchild?
These days, families take many shapes and sizes, and often families may form in surprising ways. One form of family becoming increasingly common is adoption of a child by a stepparent. Regardless of what leads a stepparent to pursue legal adoption, the good news is...
Beware hidden assets in divorce
As soon as one spouse in a couple suspects that divorce is on the table, he or she may attempt to keep an unfair portion of the couple's marital assets by hiding some assets. Not only is this unwise and unethical, it is actually illegal. Although spouses who hide...