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Divorcing an Alcoholic Spouse
Alcoholism is one of the common reasons why
people file for a San Jose County divorce. From a
legal perspective, however, you might think that
alcohol abuse theoretically shouldn’t be an issue
unless minor children are involved and/or the di-
vorcing spouses are arguing over whether the
costs of that DUI legal defense was for the benefit
of the community and should be split 50/50 or as-
signed entirely to the party who got the DUI (or,
worse, if you show up in Court drunk, and the
Judge finds you in Contempt.) Because alcohol
abuse is such a common cause of divorce, any evi-
dence that a party has this problem can effect the
way a Judge might rule on many other factors.
If you are the sober party, and are getting a di-
vorce from the one who drinks, then you will need
a divorce lawyer in san jose & you should also
consider that in long term relationships where
only one party drinks there can be co-dependency
type issues that should be addressed by the sober
spouse. If you are suffering from co-dependency
issues it can make it harder to reach sound deci-
sions during the divorce process. A good divorce
attorney will help to steady you, but you cannot
afford to litigate when your decisions may be
clouded by irrational thoughts.
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