Contested Divorce

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• Publié le: 30 septembre 2013
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Contested Divorce

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 In America today, marriage is common, however divorce is very common as well. Some factors that help to prevent divorce are: religious beliefs, a college education, a good example from the parents, and even waiting until the age 25 to marry. Statistics show that those who have a college education are less prone to divorce by 13 percent. In the case of individuals who have the example of happily married parents, the risk of divorce for them is less by 14 percent. If a person has strong religious beliefs, this is shown to decrease the risk of divorce by 14 percent. If a person waits until they have reached or surpassed the age of 25, studies show that the risk of divorce is reduced by 24 percent in their case.

Even with all of these statistics that help to prevent divorce, the truth is that it is still quite common. Almost 50 percent of marriages end up in divorce. First marriages that end up in divorce last an average of 8 years, and 60 percent of all divorces involve individuals who are 25 to 39 years of age. Unfortunately there are other people who are affected by divorce as well; more than one million children are affected by divorce every year. If a teenaged girl grew up in a home with one parent, she is twice as likely to have a child outside of wedlock as a teenaged girl who grew up with both parents. Children who were raised with only one parent are less likely to marry, and more prone to divorce.

Divorce in the United States is common, as can be shown from various statistics. There are many reasons why a couple will get married, these reasons may include that it may be a good idea, they are having a child together and would prefer to raise it together. In some less common cases a marriage can be arranged, but the most common reason for marriage can be agreed upon as love. Inversely, there are many reasons for divorce. These reasons may include a loss of interest or common ground, infidelity, or in some cases the couple may fall out of love. Whatever the reason for it may be, divorce always a possibility and sometimes unavoidable. Irreconcilable differences are common reasons for divorce.

When a divorce occurs, there are most often, many assets, and personal property to be divided between the two parties, and excluding the case of a prenuptial agreement, deciding who will receive which property is usually a very difficult task. When a couple cannot agree on the elements of their separation, it is called acontested divorce attorney San Antonio. The term contested divorce usually means one of two things. When one party does not wish for the divorce to happen, and argues that the other party does not have valid grounds for divorce, and attempts to prevent the divorce from occurring, this is one case ofcontested divorce. The other form of contested divorce involves the divorce process, both parties wish for divorce, however, for whatever reason, they cannot come to an agreement on various issues such as property division, child custody, and child and spousal support payments.

If the divorce case becomes contested because of a lack of agreement on elements of separation, the divorce court may have a hearing with both spouses to determine temporary orders. Acontested divorce attorneyto be finalized, during this time, support payments mustcase can take a very long time be made, bills must be paid and property must be maintained. The divorce court will see a limited amount of evidence in order to temporarily decide who will be responsible for what, so that nothing is neglected during this long process. 

While the divorce is pending, the attorneys from each spouse may request information from the other spouse to assess their assets. Some documents that may be requested by the attorney can include income records, business account records, deeds or titles to property, and credit card bills. Lawyers may request anything that could be relevant to the financial issues, child custody issues, and visitation issues in a divorce case. During this time the court may also order the parties to attend divorce mediation where terms can be agreed upon, custody counseling, or other programs which are designed to ease the stress of the divorce process.