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June 2025
We completely rewrote and expanded our General Divorce page, providing additional information on the requirements and steps for divorce as well as a general explanation of how the division of property works. This includes eight new questions and three revised questions. Spanish coming soon!
We created a new Northern Mariana Islands State Gun Laws page including 10 new questions, explaining when it might be illegal for an abuser to have a gun. We also added 10 related statutes to our Selected Northern Mariana Islands Statutes page.
On our Ohio Custody page, we created the new subsection Steps to file for custody, which reorganized the steps into six separate questions, making it easier for users to find the information they need:
- Considerations before filing
- Step 1: Prepare for the case
- Step 2: File and serve the custody petition
- Step 3: Preliminary court dates
- Step 4: Reach an agreement or go to trial
- Step 5: Options if you disagree with the order
These questions explain the usual stages in a custody case and cross-link to other relevant information on our website. Spanish translation coming soon!
On our Florida Custody page, we created the new subsection Steps to file for custody, which reorganized the steps into six separate questions, making it easier for users to find the information they need:
- Considerations before filing
- Step 1: Prepare for the case
- Step 2: File and serve the custody petition
- Step 3: Preliminary court dates
- Step 4: Reach an agreement or go to trial
- Step 5: Options if you disagree with the order
These questions explain the usual stages in a custody and parenting case and cross-link to other relevant information on our website. Spanish translation coming soon!