Despite divorce tearing your marriage apart, you and your ex-spouse still have a shared parental obligation to your child. However, as a father, you might fear that the potential outcome of the court’s parental rights and responsibilities order causes you to lose...
Month: December 2023
What is legal separation in Vermont?
Couples enter marriage optimistic that it will last a lifetime. They vow to work things out, remaining hopeful that their relationship can endure through severe struggles. However, when disputes seem beyond repair, but spouses still cling to the possibility of...
What are my rights as a same-sex parent if we split up?
Same-sex couples used to formalize their relationships through Vermont’s civil union law. By 2009, the state stopped recognizing civil unions and began legalizing same-sex marriages. Then, for both existing same-sex civil unions and new marriages, splitting up works...
Who will get the house in my divorce?
A house is a repository of your married life’s precious memories and milestones. However, it also holds painful reminders of how your relationship disintegrated into a divorce. Aside from its sentimental value, a house may be one of the significant assets that you and...