Custody Battles as a Disabled Parent

If you suffer from a physical disability, taking care of yourself can be hard. For some, it is impossible. Throw a child or two into the mix and you have got yourself a strenuous feat — care for yourself and your children while physically disabled. You refuse to allow your disability to stop you from … Read more

How Personal Injury Affects Marriages

When we get married, many of us take a vow that states some variation of “in sickness and in health.” However, a 2013 study from Virginia Commonwealth University reveals that the divorce rate for marriages in which a spouse sustains a personal injury is about 25% in relation to the overall marital breakdown rate. Oftentimes … Read more

What Are the Primary Causes of Divorce?

According to a survey conducted by the Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts (IDFA), the three leading causes of divorce are “basic incompatibility,” “infidelity,” and “money issues,” at 43%, 28% and 22%, respectively. Abuse, parenting differences and addiction accounted for the rest at comparatively smaller percentages. Yet this recent study doesn’t share the consensus on what … Read more