For nearly a decade, Toni Matthews-El has published business topics ranging from cloud communication software to best steps for establishing your own LLC. In addition to Forbes Advisor, she's published articles for Medical News Today, US News and Wor.
Toni Matthews-El Staff ReviewerFor nearly a decade, Toni Matthews-El has published business topics ranging from cloud communication software to best steps for establishing your own LLC. In addition to Forbes Advisor, she's published articles for Medical News Today, US News and Wor.
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Toni Matthews-El Staff ReviewerFor nearly a decade, Toni Matthews-El has published business topics ranging from cloud communication software to best steps for establishing your own LLC. In addition to Forbes Advisor, she's published articles for Medical News Today, US News and Wor.
Staff ReviewerAdam has resided at the intersection of legal and journalism for two decades. An award-winning journalist and legal strategist, he’s covered high-profile trials in Florida. After law school, Adam and spent two years clerking for a U.S. District Co.
Adam has resided at the intersection of legal and journalism for two decades. An award-winning journalist and legal strategist, he’s covered high-profile trials in Florida. After law school, Adam and spent two years clerking for a U.S. District Co.
Adam has resided at the intersection of legal and journalism for two decades. An award-winning journalist and legal strategist, he’s covered high-profile trials in Florida. After law school, Adam and spent two years clerking for a U.S. District Co.
Adam has resided at the intersection of legal and journalism for two decades. An award-winning journalist and legal strategist, he’s covered high-profile trials in Florida. After law school, Adam and spent two years clerking for a U.S. District Co.
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A dissolution of marriage refers to the legal process undertaken to terminate a marriage. It begins when one party petitions to end the union or a couple mutually decides to file for divorce. There are multiple ways to end a marriage. This article provides a detailed overview of marriage dissolution, differing methods of marriage termination and what often follows post-dissolution.
Pursuing the dissolution of marriage means terminating a legally recognized marriage between two people. The most common way to do this is through a divorce, though ending marriage through annulment is another option.
A divorce is a legal method to dissolve a marriage. Though divorce trended downward in recent years, hundreds of thousands of Americans divorce annually.
It is possible to contest a divorce petition. That means the responding spouse rejects the terms or fights to avoid a divorce. If both spouses agree to conditions or the responding spouse makes no objections or does not show up in court, the divorce is uncontested.
If the couple cannot reach an agreement on all of the issues in the divorce, the divorce is contested and goes through the court process, ending in a trial.
A collaborative divorce involves both sides working together to find common ground with the stipulation that the couple, their lawyers, and neutral professionals will settle without going to court. A mediated divorce involves working with a neutral, third-party mediator who helps the couple find solutions to all the issues involved in their divorce.
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