All across the Internet, lawyers and therapists are singing the praises of uncontested or collaborative divorce where parties settle all terms in advance and the court essentially rubber-stamps the final paperwork. While this arrangement may work well for some couples, others would benefit tremendously by having their full case decided by a judge in court. Allen divorce lawyers explain why the opportunities presented in litigation may be right for your divorce.

New Year’s resolutions usually do not last very long. In fact, by this point in the year, most of them have already crumbled into dust.

Whether you are dividing property yourselves as part of a collaborative divorce or expect the court to allocate assets during a contested divorce, you need to have an accurate picture of your joint assets to reach a fair division of property. Are there assets you or your spouse may have forgotten? And what if your spouse is trying to hide assets?