Temporary orders are commonly used when both parties in the divorce disagree on child custody issues. In these cases it is important to obtain a divorce attorney to aid in drawing up a temporary order during the divorce process.

Similar to getting a divorce, the separation agreement may address issues such as child support, child visitation, child custody, alimony, and division of assets and debts.

Most states recognize legal separation. The following are the only states that do NOT recognize legal separation: Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

- Must be in a form of cash payment (cash, check, money order)
- The payment is made and received as a result of a divorce or other separation instrument
- The separation instrument does not specifically mention that the payments are for alimony
- Both the person receiving and paying the alimony payments are living in the same household
- In the event that the recipient dies, there is no liability to make payments

Here are several states that allow for at-fault divorce:

Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, and Texas.

For a complete list of states that allow for at-fault divorce please visit http://divorcelawinfo.com/Pages/grounds.html.

The purpose of interrogatories are to add clarity to the matters of evidence before the divorce proceedings go to trial in the court case. Generally these proceedings are used to determine background information about the two parties that are not always specific to the divorce case. Many times this is accomplished by using a standard questionaire relevent to the type of case, which are called form interrogatories.

Written Depositions

In a written deposition, a document consisting of written questions (interrogatories) is prepared by counsel and given to the accused to answer accordingly. A written deposition may only be used when the deponent is present at the deposition, or if the accused has waived his right to be present at the deposition.

Oral Depositions

In an oral deposition, a document is drawn up that consists of questions that are asked of the accused and the answers supplied by the deponent. In the question and answer procedure, a deposition officer, the accused counsel, the government counsel, the accused, and a reporter must be present for it to be valid.

To begin with, the letter of complaint identifies all of the parties in the dissolution of marriage, and also lists out the children involved. The one who is initiating the divorce will supply a reason. Generally, in no-fault divorces this will end up being irreconcilable differences.

The term for the spouse that is filing for divorce is the petitioner, and the other spouse is referred to as the respondent, or defendant.

The five aspects usually covered in a divorce decree are:

• Alimony
• Property Division
• Child Custody
• Child Visitation
• Child Support

When the decree is completed, it will be archived in the vital records office that is located in the county where you filed for divorce.