You spend hundreds of dollars a month, if not thousands, on your home. Between your mortgage, your escrow account and improvements you keep making, a significant portion of your annual income goes directly toward maintaining your residence. If you start thinking about...
Adoption
How much will it cost to use surrogacy to expand your family?
Families in many different kinds of circumstances consider surrogacy. Surrogacy can help your family grow, but it is not without its costs. Some people are so frightened of what surrogacy might cost that they don't bother fully investigating this viable option for...
Can a quiet title action help with your real estate issues?
Real estate is an investment -- but you can’t (or shouldn’t) invest in a piece of property unless you have a clear title. When there’s an issue that casts doubt on a property’s ownership, a quiet title action can help. What’s a quiet title action? Quiet title actions...
Should you fight for sole custody of your children?
You love your children, and you know that you would be the best parent to care for them. You’ve always been the one at home with them, and you believe that you can guarantee them a higher quality of life than if they live with their other parent. Before you decide to...
Divorce with an adopted child
If you have an adopted child, who was adopted by both you and your spouse during your marriage, it is virtually the same as having a biological child during a divorce. Nothing changes as far as the child’s rights or your rights as parents. You can address the same...
What are the 3 most important things to know about Georgia child custody laws?
Your children mean everything to you -- which is why you want to stay active in their lives and retain some control over their future no matter what. Now that you’re getting divorced, custody issues are some of your biggest concerns. Understanding more about how...
Relocating with kids after divorce? It’s possible but complicated
If you plan to relocate to a new state after divorce, but you have children, then it is important that you consider how you want to handle child custody. While it may be possible to move with your children, you will need to make a plan with the other parent unless...
The difference between traditional and gestational surrogacy
Surrogacy is a too-often overlooked system for helping people grow their families when they are not able to do so biologically. There is a lot of information out there about surrogacy for both prospective parents and women who might want to help another family by...
Survey reveals top 4 reasons people consider adoption
Without a doubt, people consider adoption for reasons that are unique and personal to them. Maybe someone was adopted as a child, for instance, and they love that their adoptive parents worked so hard to create a wonderful life for them. Now they want to adopt a child...
Why do children sometimes think they caused their parents’ divorce?
One of the most common pieces of advice that people give parents during a divorce is to reassure their children that they did not cause the parental split. Children are often very worried about this. It’s important for parents to stress their love for the children...
