
About.com Divorce Support: Most Popular Articles
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- Verbal Abuse
How to identify and respond to verbal abuse. - Signs of Cheating
You have a sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach, something is not right but you can’t quite figure out what that feeling is about. Your spouse has become distant, he/she is working late on a regular basis or, maybe your spouse has moved out of the house with no explanation. You suspect there may be some else. - Warning Signs
A list of warning signs oThat a marriage gone bad. - How To Get Divorced
Divorce is a situation that will touch every aspect of your lives. Not only will you find it necessary to become familiar with the laws of our state pertaining to divorce, you will need to hold yourself together emotionally and physically. - Passive Aggressive Behavior
Passive Aggressive behavior is a form of covert abuse. When someone hits you or yells at you, you know that youâve been abused. It is obvious and easily identified. Covert abuse is subtle and veiled or disguised by actions that appear to be normal, at times loving and caring. The passive aggressive person is a master at covert abuse. - Affairs
The union, in marriage of two members of the opposite sex is a tradition that has been around since men were living in caves. So have extra-marital affairs Since almost the beginning of time, humans have believed that marriage was important in maintaining a cohesive, healthy society. - Property Distribution
Property acquired by either spouse before the marriage is considered non marital property. All property acquired after the marriage is considered property of the marriage or marital property. - Legal Separation
[p]Unlike divorce, a legal separation does not put an end to the marriage. During a legal separation, you have a court order that outlines the rights and responsibilities of each spouse while they are living apart. - Divorce Process
A step by step outline describing the sequence of events for most divorce cases. - Recognizing Abuse
Whether abuse is overt or covert, it is about control. Aggression is primitive and immature reactions to a sense of helplessness and feeling a loss of control. Abuse, violet and non violent is used to keep a sense of safety for the abuser - A Type of Domestic Violence
Emotional abuse is a type of domestic violence that crippling. It robs a person of their self-esteem, the ability to think rationally, confidence in themselves and their independence and autonomy. - Child Support Calculators
Links to child support calculators by state. - Alternative to Divorce
Legal separation is an alternative to divorce for people who cant continue to live together but do not want to end their marriage. - Are You Considering Divorce?
Questions you should ask yourself before making the decision to divorce. - Emotional Affair
The traditional definition of infidelity, is that one person in a committed relationship is physically involved with someone other than his/her spouse. In recent years cheating has been reclassified to include not only the physical affair but, also, the emotional affair. - Rebound Relationship
A rebound relationship is one that occurs shortly after the break up of a significant love relationship. - Texas Divorce Laws
What you need to know about Texas divorce laws. - How do You Define Cheating?
What is your definition of cheating? Infidelity and cheating can be hard to define if you and your spouse have not set up some guidelines for your relationship. - Calculating Child Support
How child support is calculated - The Other Man/Other Woman
How you handle the fact that there is another man or woman has a great deal to do with whether or not you end up in divorce court or, are able to save your marriage. I have a few suggestions that will help save your sanity and possibly your marriage. - Affair
Major effects of extra-marital affairs and how to deal with them. - Reasons People Cheat
Having a cheating spouse can affect not only the marriage, but also the self-esteem, security, and trust in the other partner. Cheating can have devastating. Cheating can happen for many reasons, and you may not be able to totally prevent it in your relationship. - No - Fault Divorce
Article on the Pros and Cons of No-Fault Divorce. - Effects of Divorce on Children
Myths surrounding the effects of divorce on children. - California Divorce Laws
What you need to know about California divorce laws. - Dividing Community Property
Community property, what it is and how it is divided. - Reducing Stress During Divorce
Recognizing and dealing with stress of divorce is an important aspect to living a healthy productive life. - Florida Divorce Laws
What you need to know about Florida divorce laws. - Steps Involved in Divorce
An outline describing the sequence of events for most divorce cases. - Infidelity Statistics
Statistics pertaining to infidelity amongst married men and women. - Equitable Distribution
Equitable distribution of marital property and how it is determined. - Consequences of an Affair
An extra-marital affair has devastating consequences to any marriage. - What is a divorce?
People have many questions about divorce, what it involves, how to proceed with one and so on. Therefore, I will try to answer some of the most common questions people seem to have when faced with divorce. - Child Support & College
Child support laws and the issue of college expenses. - Types of Divorce
An explanation of no- fault, uncontested, simplified and limited divorces - Annulment
The Catholic Church has established certain procedures that a couple must follow when petitioning for an annulment. Primarily, a civil court must divorce a couple before they can attain an annulment. Below are the steps one takes to have their previous marriage nullified