PLM Family Law
Not every North Dakota divorce has to end with a long, contentious courtroom battle. On the contrary, a growing number of former couples are deciding to end their marriages using alternatives to divorce litigation, such as mediation or collaborative divorce. These...
Spousal support provides financial help for one spouse after a divorce. It is typical to help a spouse who leaves the marriage with less income and assets than the other and seeks to ensure neither spouse ends up in a bad financial place. The court can award different...
You may have heard before that couples with more assets also tend to have a rockier divorce. But are these all baseless rumors, or do they actually have some truth to them? While they may not be entirely false, they also certainly are not perfectly true, either. A...
When the romantic relationship between you and your child’s other parent ends in North Dakota, you need to figure out how you plan to raise the child you share moving forward. Any time you ask the court to review or establish an order for parenting time, you need to...
Hollywood has made a fortune with movies that show all-out divorce battles. Meanwhile, many celebrities go through months-long fights to end their marriages, making it natural for everyday Americans to think protracted litigation is the only way to divorce a spouse....
Social media is something you likely use and enjoy every day. You may use different social media sites to keep up with friends, play games, receive news updates, communicate with long-distance family members and more. Social media is part of normal daily life for many...
North Dakota is one of the few states in which you can still file a fault-based divorce. One such ground on which you may file a fault divorce is desertion. North Dakota Century Code Chapter 14-05 defines desertion. It also indicates for how long desertion must...
When parents can no longer care for their children, legal guardians or adoptive parents may take over childrearing responsibilities. While guardianships and adoptions are similar, knowing the answers to these questions may help people understand the differences...
Parting ways with a spouse may prove difficult emotionally. If you have children together, the process becomes more complicated since the court will not grant a divorce without ensuring you have considered the children's needs fully. North Dakota family court wants...
If you are going through a bitter divorce and child custody battle, you undoubtedly also are dealing with a great deal of stress. While there certainly are healthier ways to cope with stress than drinking alcohol, you may have increased the number of drinks you...
