Family law courts are usually the busiest in most jurisdictions, and often the most underfunded. If you're involved in a family court case, expect it to take a while to come to trial. Once it has, however, it will probably be dealt with very swiftly.

Family law is complex enough as it is just in the United States, but if you go to another country with your family you may have a great deal of trouble with if you decide to leave your foreign spouse and move back to the U.S. with your children. Fortunately, there are attorneys who specialize in international family law -- but don't expect them to come cheap.

However you may feel about your spouse when divorcing him or her, remember to put the welfare of your children before your own. Not only is this the decent thing to do, it's something that the legal system (as overburdened as it is) will try to do for you.