When parents divorce, a custody schedule may determine where a child lives and how much access or visitation rights each parent has – but custody schedules don’t always reflect the changing needs of the child. A custody schedule often needs to be altered over time....
When you have paternity over a child, that’s legal standing as a child’s father. Until paternity is established, you don’t actually have any legal rights over your child – which means (among other things) that you have no authority over how they are raised and no...
When you expect your divorce to leave you at a financial disadvantage, you probably hope to find a way of improving your situation. Obtaining alimony (spousal support) can help you stretch your finances and possibly avoid undue economic hardships. Unfortunately,...
Hawaii is among the many states that use the equitable division principle for marital property during a divorce. Therefore, when divorcing spouses cannot agree on how to divide marital assets during divorce and do not have a legally enforceable agreement like a prenup...
One of your concerns when going through a divorce is what will happen to all of the assets you co-own with your ex-spouse. If you’ve been together a long time, this can be complicated - especially when everything belongs to both of you. It’s important for you that...
Divorce may mark the end of your romantic relationship with your spouse, but it is most often not the end of your love life. And sometimes, new love can come your way before you formally dissolve your marriage, especially if you were separated for a while before...
Parenthood is a lifelong commitment. Once someone helps to bring new life into the world, they often have a personal attachment and feel a sense of social obligation reinforced by their family and the broader community. However, from a legal sense, parents generally...
Divorce is a difficult decision that affects many aspects of a person’s life. One of the most common questions asked by those seeking a divorce is whether they have to justify their reasons for wanting to end their marriage. Hawaii is a no-fault divorce state, meaning...
Two ways to end a marriage are a divorce and an annulment. They can both be used in different situations, but it’s important not to confuse the two. There are some stark differences that need to be considered. For one thing, an annulment can only be used on specific...
Adults usually know that children did not cause them to get divorced. They know it was something else entirely, perhaps something the child isn’t even aware of. Maybe the family is facing overwhelming financial stress, or maybe one person was unfaithful to the...
