States don’t treat adultery differently by degree — they write entirely different rules. In some, a proven affair eliminates the cheating spouse’s right to alimony before the court ever evaluates financial need. In others, the same affair is legally irrelevant. The outcome turns on one threshold question: which state’s statute...
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No-Fault vs Fault Divorce Explained: What It Really Means in Court
Every state in the country now offers some version of no-fault divorce. That wasn’t always the case. Until 2010, at least one state still required you to prove your spouse did something wrong before a court would end the marriage. But here’s what most people get wrong — “no-fault” doesn’t...
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