Spouse

Many people get confused as to why making time for their spouse matters, it’s this thought embedded within us that our children must forever be first priority. The truth is that your spouse needs to come first, yes even before your children. This doesn’t mean you love your spouse more than your children or love your children any less. The simple matter of fact reason why making your spouse a priority matter is because this is the person who will still be by your side once those children are…

imprisonment of women who will be charged and incarcerated for the murder of an abusive spouse. The question being “in the United States should women who have killed abusive spouses be incarcerated with have a prison term that mirrors that of standard murderer? My working thesis is that of the United States should create a law that requires the judicial system to evaluate the circumstances surrounding the murder of an abusive spouse before passing judgment on the offender. My research topics…

Challenges Faced by Military Spouses Make Them Heroes For many years, military spouses have been the backbone of the family. They are heroes without fame, heroes without costumes. They are the cornerstone in support of the deployed service member and the family members left behind. Some people say that heroes are those who are fighting for our country. However, it is very evident that the challenges faced by military spouses make them heroes too. One challenge military spouses’ face that makes…

Introduction Military Spouses high rate unemployment is no more a secret in our society, especially when they are located overseas. Military spouses are sacrificing their careers to accommodate the rigid demands of their service member's profession. A major feature of military spouse quality of life is the ability, if one chooses, to pursue employment or a career. However, research shows that military spouses have difficulty finding jobs and most of the time are underemployed or only get the…

Afghanistan. This is the largest number of NG/R troops to ever deploy to war zones (Scherrer et al., 2014). NG/R spouses have been faced with unique challenges from multiple, lengthy deployments. Studies have documented mental and physical health challenges for NG/R spouses and the lack of access and barriers to adequate medical services (Erbes et al., 2012). The ability for the NG/R spouse to cope and adapt to the challenges faced has a direct impact on their entire family system including…

Perhaps one of the most difficult situations a military spouse can be in is separation from their loved ones for extended periods of time. Nevertheless, one of the most wondrous traits military spouses must acquire is flexibility to change and strength through independence. As armed force's spouses across the world struggle to find themselves through the ever-changing scenery of the military experience, surely it is the alteration to negative responses and outlook that paints their identity’s…

opinions, different cultures, freedom of expression, ethnicity, and differing sexualities have been removed. The committee for example, has taken the ability for people to chose who they want to marry. “Even the Matching of Spouses was given such a weighty consideration… a spouse waited months or even years before the committee found an approved match.” (Pg 84) This is just one example of how the committee limits people’s choices within the community, leading to jobs being chosen for you…

joint tax return than filing separately since joint filing provides several benefits including tax savings. This is true especially if one spouse earns more income than the other spouse. But when a tax return is jointly filed, both individuals are equally responsible for the payment of taxes. If one of you underpays your taxes, the IRS can come after both spouses to collect the entire tax dues. Under joint and several liability rules, joint tax return filers remain “jointly liable”, even if they…

beginning of a marriage. Prenuptial agreements shows a lack of trust in the future spouse, shows planning in advanced for a divorce in a marriage that has not even begun yet, and it also will distract from the marriage because it shows that a spouse is more interested in money and property than being totally committed to the family. When prenuptial agreements are created, they are often one sided. The less fortunate spouse will feel as though there has been a lack of fairness after years of…

6015 (f) now make receiving innocent spouse relief more probable. With tens of thousands every year in the United States filing for innocent spouse relief, the significance of these changes is non-debatable. The new tax relief specifically extends to qualifying requesting spouses in Sec 6015 (f) – equitable relief. Historically, equitable relief allowed taxpayers another qualifying option if unable to meet criteria under Sec 6015 (b) – traditional innocent spouse relief or Sec 6015 (c) –…