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If you are a person paying spousal support, it is often tax deductible. If you are the person collecting the spousal support, it is usually a taxable income. The same can’t be said for same-sex marriages because of the fact that it’s not  recognized in all states therefore the federal laws are not the same with [...]

After your divorce has been finalized, there are several things that you should consider changing/taking care of, such as: -Alert your employer as to when your marriage or domestic partnership has ended so that you can have your income tax withholding tax changed as well as changing the name of your beneficiary for any employee [...]

An adoption if a procedure to legally establish and parent-child status with a child that is not your own at birth. Once an adoption is final, the adoptive parents will have legal rights to the child as a birth parent would to their child. An adoptive parent accepts all responsibilities of caring for the child and this [...]

If you are currently with an abusive person and there are children involved, you can ask the court for a restraining order to help protect yourself and your children. Also, at the same time, you can ask for other orders such as child support orders, custody and visitation orders etc. When going to mediation, you [...]