Separation Separation agreements routinely specify who, in the event of divorce, will have custody of children, and stipulate the frequency and duration of visits by the other spouse. Pre nuptial and separation agreements can also address various contingencies such as selling your home and valuing one another's interest in pension plans. Such contracts might also require that a spouse pledge property to be forfeited for failure to comply with the agreement. The probability that a person will be touched in some manner by the consequence of divorce is all too great. Unfortunately, most divorces involve more than the simple breaking of the marriage contract.
People have children when they marry.
Child custody issues can be extremely complex and very emotionally trying for all parties concerned. Support is a legal responsibility which can become financially burdensome even when it is fairly applied. Alimony also takes different forms. It may cover a short period of time after the divorce is granted to allow the receiving spouse to recover financially by either getting a job or obtaining training or education which will enable the spouse to support him or her self. Alimony paid to a spouse which has been in a long term marriage and is of advanced age and does not have the skills or education to secure employment and provide for themselves.