There are many issues to resolve in a divorce. If you have minor children, your most important considerations are likely the parenting plan and child support. Property division is also a key part of divorce, which could include a home, retirement assets and other items of significant value. Understandably, issues such as online passwords and shared streaming services may take a backseat to other considerations. However, shared passwords can play a larger role post-divorce than you might imagine. NPR reports…

Marriages end for many reasons and people are often left with emotional scars following a divorce. Some may be upset with their former partner due to instances of abuse, while others may be bitter about how their ex handled issues during the divorce. People may also have emotional baggage over an affair or some other challenge that led to the breakdown of their marriage. It is understandable to struggle with these feelings, and the divorce process can be very draining…

While the last few years have seen much publicity about the differences between millennials and older generations, there’s a trend among 20- and early 30-somethings that hasn’t received much attention: Millennials are divorcing at a lower rate than their parents. A changing institution The divorce rate in the US has been dropping since the 1990s. Furthermore, millennials are waiting longer to tie the knot. Sociologists believe these trends could be connected.  One explanation for why couples are marrying later is that they’re more…

There are benefits to multiple parties when you determine and acknowledge the father legally in Colorado. Establishing paternity is important for financial, emotional, psychological, medical and legal reasons. The National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse discusses that paternity allows the father to take part in his child’s life, even if he is not currently with the mother. As a legal father, he can request visitation or custody, and ask to help make important life decisions about the child. One of the benefits…

It’s long been known that the children of divorced parents are more likely to get divorced themselves, but researchers have only recently discovered that this tendency may be inherited. For example, in a study from Virginia Commonwealth University and Lund University in Sweden, researchers set out to investigate the genetic factors behind intergenerational divorce. Interestingly, for children who were adopted, their divorce histories tended to resemble those of their biological — rather than adoptive — parents and siblings. The study’s authors concluded that genetic…