Welcome to Divorce Recovery Suite, a community-based, resource rich provider of divorce information and help, designed to empower individuals entering into or contemplating the process of divorce. Find information on divorce laws, child custody, child support, alimony and maintenance, grounds for divorce, residency requirements, mediation and counseling, waiting periods, divorce articles, and how the division of assets is treated. Need to read state divorce laws? They're here. Visitors have access to state-specific divorce statutes, an abridged interpretation of those laws, a live interactive text and video (webcam) chat, directories of nationwide divorce attorneys and other professionals, physical and spiritual healing, parental alienation, interactive blogs, Canada Divorces and sections on Father's Rights and Grandparents Rights.

Divorce statutes. Also known as divorce laws, these enacted state-specific laws are the basis for guiding participants and their attorneys through the process of divorce. Often found in the Family Law section of state code, they determine the framework for divorce and how each issue of divorce is determined. While there are similarities from state to state, they can vary widely on specific issues. You have a choice here. You can read the divorce statutes as they are written, or you can consult our more user-friendly distilled versions of divorce laws. For a list of state research pages, click here.

Child Support. Locate your state from any page using the "Select a State"  drop-down box to the left of this paragraph. Child support guidelines are similar in all fifty states, but there are enough differences on the specifics to warrant a closer look. How child support is calculated, who pays, how they pay and the consequences of not paying are detailed for each state. As stated above, there are links to your state's laws should our condensed version not answer all of your questions.

Child Custody. Perhaps the issue most often researched, child custody is provided here in lay terms as well as by statute. Historically, child custody is awarded to Mothers in more than 80% of the cases, but courts in recent years have been granting child custody to Fathers in greater numbers. Your state may or may not fall into a more progressive environment for custody.

Grounds for Divorce. The fifty states have "evolved" whereby most states make provisions for a "fault-less" divorce. Your state may provide grounds for divorce on a no-fault divorce basis, mandate that a divorce can only be granted by proof of fault, or allow either method. Adultery is the most common plea in fault cases, and "irreconcialable differences" occurs most frequently in no-fault judgments. One fact is set in stone, however. Increased agreement between the parties during the process results in fewer disagreements afterward, and lower costs. The more specific and detailed the agreement, the less diaagreement later. Get it all in writing, as they say.

Alimony. A common misperception about alimony is that one must be married at least 10 years to qualify for alimony. The term of a marriage does play an important role in the court's determination, but other factors (such as who contributed what to the marriage) carry an equal or greater weight. In general though, marriages of less than 10 years have a lowered likelihood of alimony granted, but that determination of alimony is specific to your state and local judges. In most states, judicial discretion is the over-riding factor.

Division of Assets. The majority of states employ the concept of "equitable distribution" of assets, which, in lay terms, allows your judge some leeway based on your specific situations. The judicial attempt is to equitably divide the assest (and liabilities), but not necessarily "equal" to both sides. One word of advice: Do not attempt to hide assets, or transfer them to another party. It is illegal to do so, and those assets are likely to be tracked down, and when located, awarded in penalty-fashion to the other party.

Divorce Articles. There really wasn't a primer on marriage when we said our vows, and we likely partnered based on our perception of marriage developed from watching our parents. Fortuneately today there is a wealth of information available to guide us through and after a divorce. Visit our growing section providing divorce articles authored by professionals, which will enrich your experience here. Articles on better parenting, family support, step-families, nurturing the children through and after the process, grandparenting and help for involved fathers can be found here.

Physical and Spiritual Healing. Before it is over, you'll likely feel like you've been through a 15-round prize fight. Emotions will have been rubbed raw. We provide this section to help vistors begin the return to a centered and peaceful life. Your focus should be to heal mind, body and soul, and we further that with some of the very best sites on the internet. Diet and exercise play enormous roles in recovery. Nurture your whole being. Alimony, step-families, visitation, dissolution, legal help, no fault divorces and spiritual healing are some of the topics found here.

Divorce Recovery Suite Bookstore© and Shopping Mall. While we call it a bookstore, it is much more. Find books on adults and divorce, children's involvement in the process, and all types of guidance and support. You can browse selections in our bookstore, and feel safe by buying these books through a secure Amazon.com shopping cart. Have you seen the latest and greatest electronic reading gizmo? Amazzze-ing. Called the Amazon.com Kindle©, it is a wireless reading device, which allows you to download a book in less than a minute, with no monthly wireless bills, service plans, or commitments. Take it anywhere. You may never buy a conventional book again. Visit Retail Therapy, our on-line retail store where bargains abound.

Also find music, videos, digital downloads, health and beauty products, electronics software and MP3, outdoor stuff and sports stuff, and a section we call "Neat Stuff" in our bookstore. You may just have to have some of this stuff.

Unbox Videos©. Offered by our partner Amazon.com, they allow downloadable movies for either rent or purchase, for TiVo users, and offerings of television shows both present and past. Find these selections in our bookstore. We think it's all pretty cool. You will too.

DRS Blog© Find divorce-related topics on the blog. Blog your thoughts, responses, or just read what others have to say. Your first post to the blog needs to be moderated (approved), and you're then free to participate. There's even a category that allows you to request what you'd like to see there, or here. Come join a community of friends.

Live text and video (webcam) Chatroom. Many feel a sense of isolation when starting down the road toward divorce. For a variety of reasons, we tend to not want to discuss our situation with family and friends. You'll find the chat here right up your alley. Join the chat and get addicted to the support you receive. You just might find yourself smiling for the first time in ages. State-of-the-art monitoring here discourages the internet crazies in that "other divorce chat" from chatting here. Come join us!

A divorce newsletter is right around the corner, as is a complete section on divorce in Canada. Find divorce lawyers in your area, who advertise via Google ads.  Sections for on-site divorce attorney advertising round out the compliment of features here (Well, that's not a complete list. You'll need to poke around some).

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