Raleigh Divorce Information from Marshall & Taylor PLLC Blog

Romantic comedy actress Drew Barrymore and art consultant Will Kopelman publicly announced that they are filing for divorce. Barrymore has appeared in popular films such as The Wedding Singer, 50 First Dates, and the 2014 movie Blended. The coupled married in 2012 and have two daughters together. Their oldest child, Olive, is 3-years-old and the […]

A recent study has found that it is incredibly common for couples to wait until after the holiday season ends before filing for a divorce. Often, married couples have a wealth of reasons to postpone separations during the holidays. Many parents wait to announce a divorce so as to spare their children the association of […]

Here are some quick tips, inspired by U.S. News and World Report, on how to properly ensure that your assets are fairly divided during a divorce. Keep it as civil as possible as you make these major financial changes Consider selling your investment properties and distributing the proceeds to your adult children Name your personal assets See whether […]

Forty-one-year-old public speaker and transgender issues advocate Thomas Beatie has recently finalized his divorce with Nancy Gillespie after he acquiesced to her demand that he hand over his shark tooth collection. Beatie, best known for his stint in the public eye as the “Pregnant Man” in 2007, told reporters that he began collecting the shark […]

Twenty-nine-year-old actress Megan Fox has recently filed for divorce to end her five-year marriage to 42-year-old actor Brian Green, citing “irreconcilable differences”. Fox and Green have two sons together; Fox is seeking joint custody for them. Fox formally noted June 15 as the date of their legal separation. It was stated in the divorce filing […]

Sixty-eight-year-old Daryl Hall, co-founder and lead vocalist of the classic band Hall & Oates, is divorcing with his wife of six years, Amanda Aspinall. Aspinall is the daughter of British gambling mogul John Aspinall, according to a Radar Online report. The divorce petition, which was filed by Aspinall on Monday, August 10 in a Connecticut […]

Forty-four-year-old R&B singer-songwriter Anthony Hamilton and his wife Tarshá Hamilton are divorcing after ten years of marriage, a press release stated. According to the press release, Hamilton and McMillan’s priority is to co-parent their three children – Princeton, Nolan, and Aaron – together. They will also have no qualms in working together on music projects […]

If you have recently gone through a divorce, one thing that you must prioritize is the welfare of your children. There are a few steps that you can take in order to help guide your children to a more healthy emotional place following the break up. Tell your children your true feelings regarding the divorce. If […]

In the United States, getting divorced in some states can be an extremely lengthy and taxing process for couples who want to move on with their lives, Newsweek reported on May 17. Some states, including Oklahoma, Arizona and Utah, require divorcing couples with children to take parenting classes. Others mandate an extensive period of separation prior to filing […]

If you and your partner have entered into a marriage that could be considered non-legal or voidable, either you or your partner can request an annulment, which would make the marriage null and void as if it never happened in the first place. This type of separation is not a divorce; if two people divorce, the state still […]