Will you have to pay maintenance or spousal support in your Louisville divorce? Kentucky family law does not provide a specific type of spousal support (referred to as maintenance here in Kentucky) calculator. Instead, our laws provide several issues the Judge must consider when evaluating the need for, amount, and duration of maintenance or spousal...
How Could Domestic Violence Affect a Louisville Divorce
It may surprise you to learn more than 12 million women and men are abused by a spouse, domestic partner, or significant other in the United States each year, according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline. How could domestic violence affect a Louisville divorce? If you or someone you love has been physically or emotionally...
Issues of Concern in a Louisville Gray Divorce
What are the primary issues of concern in a Louisville gray divorce? One of the first substantial studies to focus on this issue was "The Gray Divorce Revolution: Rising Divorce among Middle-aged and Older Adults" by Susan L. Brown of Bowling Green State University. An updated Bowling Green State University study in 2021 found gray...
The Unique Challenges of a Gray Divorce
While the rate of divorce has leveled off in the past several years for most age groups, the rate of divorce for those who are over the age of 50 continues to be higher than in previous decades. The term "gray divorce" has come to represent divorces involving spouses who are above the age of...