More Articles by Melissa Heinig
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The Divorce Checklist: 10 Steps to Prepare for Your Divorce
Whether you're filing for divorce or your spouse surprised you with the request, a divorce checklist can help you get through this difficult time.
Tax Rules for Child Support
Learn how the IRS handles child support payments, interest on overdue payments, and offsets from tax refunds for unpaid child support.
How to File Your Taxes When You're Getting a Divorce
Find out whether you can file taxes jointly or separately during a divorce.
Adultery and Divorce in Minnesota
If you're getting divorced in Minnesota and you or your spouse has cheated, you'll need to know how the adultery will affect your case. Learn how it might impact alimony, property division, child custody, and child support.
Claiming Children on Taxes After Divorce
Learn when (and how) you and your ex can decide who will claim your children as dependents on your tax returns—and what difference that will make in the taxes you owe.
Can You Get Retroactive Child Support in California?
Learn when you can get a retroactive child support order in California—including a retroactive modification of existing child support—and how far back retroactive support orders can go.
Virginia Child Custody Laws
Learn how child custody works in Virginia, including how judges decide when parents can't agree, and how you can change your existing custody orders.
How to Appeal Your Divorce
You probably can appeal your divorce—but should you? Appeals will be successful in only a few situations.
How to Create a Custody Agreement
If you want to avoid an expensive, stressful court battle over child custody, you can agree on a parenting plan. Learn how.
Who Makes Medical Decisions for a Child After Divorce?
Legal custody gives a parent the right to make medical decisions for a child, and when parents share this responsibility, they must agree on treatments. If they can’t, courts may step in to resolve the disagreement based on the child’s best interests.