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Economic Downturn Results in Decreased Divorce/Infidelity Rates
A recent Wall Street Journal article reports that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention released new data indicating the national divorce rate is at its lowest point since the 1970s. According to a University of Virginia project analyzing the CDC data, the divorce rate per 1,000 married women dropped from 16.9 in 2008 to [...]
Montana and Wyoming towns top list of “100 U.S. Cities Most Doomed for Divorce”
Men’s Health magazine recently published the 100 U.S. Cities Most Doomed for Divorce. While Men’s Health may not be the most reliable source for this information, the results are incredibly intriguing. To determine the rankings, Men’s Health looked at divorce rates, the number of licensed marriage and family therapists, and the stringency of the state’s [...]
What if I am unable to afford my Montana child support payment?
With the not-so-recent economic downturn, more and more parents are finding themselves unable to pay the monthly child support payment they could once easily afford. Northwestern Montana is no exception, as I often receive calls from prospective clients regarding child support modification. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2007 Report on Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their [...]
Changing Your Name after a Montana Divorce
During the dissolution process in Montana, a wife may request that the Court restore her maiden name or her former name. If a wife chooses to change her name, the court will order her name changed as part of the decree of dissoltuion. It is then up to the wife to take the necessary steps [...]
Divorce by Default in Montana
Once you have filed your Petition for Dissolution and served your spouse with it and the Summons/Temporary Economic Restraining Order, your spouse has 20 days to file their Response. If after 20 days, your spouse fails to file a Response to the Petition for Dissolution, you can request the Clerk of Court enter your spouse’s [...]
Montana Divorce Tax Issues
With the deadline to file 2009 taxes looming, many divorced and separated couples are in the process of determining how they will file their taxes and which parent will claim the children for tax purposes. Though I am not an accountant and I highly encourage everyone with tax questions to discuss them with a tax [...]
