Maine Divorce Law Blog

Is a Post-Nuptial Agreement in Your Future?

You’ve heard of a pre-nuptial agreement, right?  But have you ever heard of a post-nuptial agreement?

Unlike a pre-nup, a post-nup agreement is signed by married couples during the marriage and it typically deals with how the parties manage their finances, assets, children or any other matter if they later divorce or if one of them dies.

The Washington Post has an informative article about it here.  I have yet to run into one in Maine, but it seems to be something that would be appropriate in certain circumstances.

Is it anything you’d consider?

California Says No to Gay Marriage Ban

The California Supreme Court has struck down the ban against gay marriages in that state.  Now both Massachusetts and California allow same-sex marriages.

Will Maine be far behind?

Women with Advanced Degrees More Likely To Get Divorced

The Wall Street Journal reports that Women M.B.A.s are twice as likely to divorce as are their male counterparts.  To a lesser degree, the same thing applies for women with law or medical degrees.

I suppose that it’s not surprising that advanced degrees prompt more divorces.  After all, more intense and stressful work — especially in careers that demand lots of overtime — is bound to be make things more difficult at home. 

So watch out women — a professional degree appears to be very hazardous to your marriage!

Real Estate Market Forces Divorced Couples To Stay Together

Now there’s a frightening thought.  You want to get divorced but because the real estate market is so bad, you’re forced to continue to live with your spouse during your divorce because you can’t afford to move on until the house sells. 

Here is an article dealing with this issue.

Could this be your situation?

Maine Divorce Law Blog Is Tops

This blog was recently featured as one of the top family law blogs on-line by the website prenuptialagreement.org.  Check it out here.

It’s an honor to be mentioned with the other highly informative sites!