Latest Guides
Our most recent family law guides, sorted by publication date.
Virginia Child Custody: Best Interest Factors
A comprehensive guide to Virginia's best interest factors for child custody under Va. Code section 20-124.3, including the 10 statutory factors, custody types, the presumption for frequent contact, domestic violence considerations, and how courts evaluate each factor.
West Virginia Child Custody Factors
Learn how West Virginia courts determine child custody, including the best interest standard, the primary caretaker doctrine, types of custody, domestic violence considerations, and mediation options.
Washington Parenting Plan Requirements
Understand Washington State's mandatory parenting plan requirements, including the residential schedule, decision-making provisions, required Pattern Forms, and mandatory parenting seminars.
Wyoming Child Custody: Best Interest Factors
How Wyoming courts decide child custody — the best interest factors, custody types, parenting plan requirements, domestic violence considerations, and modification standards under Wyoming law.
Wisconsin Custody and Placement
How Wisconsin handles child custody and physical placement in divorce. Learn about legal custody, physical placement, the 16 best interest factors, joint custody presumptions, mediation requirements, and domestic violence exceptions.
Arizona Community Property Rules in Divorce
How Arizona's community property laws affect divorce — what's community vs separate, how property is divided, and what to expect.
Connecticut Property Division in Divorce
How Connecticut divides property in divorce — equitable distribution factors, marital vs separate property, and what courts consider.
Idaho Community Property Rules in Divorce
How Idaho's community property laws work in divorce — what's community vs separate, property division, and protecting your interests.
Louisiana Community Property Rules in Divorce
How Louisiana's community property regime works in divorce — the Civil Code tradition, classifying community vs. separate property, commingling, termination of the community, and partition of assets.
Nevada Community Property Rules in Divorce
How Nevada's community property laws affect divorce — mandatory 50/50 division, separate property exceptions, Clark County filing, the 6-week residency rule, and what to expect.
Hawaii Property Division in Divorce
How Hawaii divides property in divorce — equitable distribution, marital partnership model, and what courts consider.
Nebraska Property Division in Divorce
Understand how Nebraska courts divide property in divorce, including the presumption of equal division, marital vs. non-marital property, statutory factors, and the treatment of the marital home.
New Mexico Community Property Rules in Divorce
How New Mexico divides marital property in divorce — community property principles, separate property protections, commingling, quasi-community property, community debt, transmutation, and business interests.
Oregon Property Division in Divorce
Learn how Oregon courts divide property in divorce using the 'just and proper' standard, including the presumption of equal division, factors for deviation, marital vs. separate property, and treatment of retirement accounts and businesses.
Washington Community Property Rules in Divorce
Learn how Washington State divides property in divorce. Understand community property vs. separate property, why WA courts can divide both, the 'just and equitable' standard, and key filing requirements.
Wisconsin Marital Property Rules in Divorce
How Wisconsin's community property system — called marital property — works in divorce. Learn about equal division, individual property exceptions, commingling, the hardship exception, and what to expect from the process.
Alaska Child Support Guidelines
How Alaska calculates child support — the percentage of income model, deductions, modifications, and enforcement.
How Arkansas Calculates Child Support
Arkansas child support guidelines — the income shares model, calculation charts, deviations, and how to estimate your support obligation.
Colorado Spousal Maintenance Guidelines
How Colorado calculates spousal maintenance — the advisory guidelines formula, duration, factors courts consider, and modification.
Connecticut Alimony: Types, Duration, and Factors
How Connecticut courts determine alimony — types of alimony, factors considered, duration guidelines, and recent reforms.
Idaho Child Support Guidelines
How Idaho calculates child support — the income shares model, guidelines, deviations, and enforcement.
Kansas Child Support Guidelines
How Kansas calculates child support — the income shares model, worksheets, adjustments, and deviation factors.
Iowa Child Support Guidelines
How Iowa calculates child support — the income shares model, guidelines, worksheets, and what affects your support amount.
Louisiana Child Support Guidelines
A detailed guide to Louisiana's child support guidelines under LSA-R.S. 9:315, covering the income shares model, gross income, the guidelines schedule, healthcare and childcare add-ons, shared custody adjustments, deviation factors, and extraordinary expenses.
Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines
A comprehensive guide to Massachusetts child support guidelines, covering the income shares model, gross income calculation, the guidelines worksheet, presumptive amounts, deviation factors, healthcare and childcare costs, parenting time adjustments, college support obligations, and how to modify an existing order.
Maryland Alimony: Factors and Types
A detailed guide to alimony in Maryland, including the types of alimony available, the 12 statutory factors courts consider, duration guidelines, modification rules, cohabitation impact, and recent trends in alimony awards.
Mississippi Child Support Guidelines
A detailed guide to Mississippi's child support guidelines, covering the percentage of income model, statutory percentages, adjusted gross income, deviation factors, healthcare obligations, and modification.
Nebraska Child Support Guidelines
Understand how Nebraska calculates child support using the income shares model, including income calculation, the support worksheet, health insurance, childcare, deviation criteria, and modification rules.
New Jersey Alimony: Reform and Types
Understand New Jersey's 2014 alimony reform, the four types of alimony (open durational, limited duration, rehabilitative, and reimbursement), the 14 statutory factors, and how retirement and cohabitation affect alimony obligations.
Oklahoma Child Support Guidelines
A detailed guide to Oklahoma's child support guidelines under 43 OS Section 118, covering the income shares model, gross income calculation, guidelines schedule, healthcare and childcare add-ons, shared custody adjustments, deviation factors, self-employment income, and modification.
North Dakota Child Support Guidelines
A detailed guide to North Dakota's child support guidelines under NDCC 14-09, covering the income shares model, net income calculation, guidelines schedule, healthcare and childcare add-ons, multi-family adjustments, deviation criteria, and modification.
Rhode Island Child Support Guidelines
Understand how Rhode Island calculates child support using the income shares model, including gross income definitions, the guidelines schedule, healthcare and childcare costs, shared placement, deviation factors, and modification rules.
South Dakota Child Support Guidelines
A detailed guide to South Dakota child support calculations using the income shares model, including net income definitions, the guidelines schedule, healthcare and childcare adjustments, shared custody modifications, deviation factors, and how to modify a support order under SDCL Chapter 25-7.
The Complete Guide to Divorce
Everything you need to know about the divorce process, from filing to finalization. Understand the steps, costs, timeline, and what to expect.
Child Custody Laws Explained
A clear guide to how child custody works, the types of custody, how courts make decisions, and what parents need to know.