Many states and provinces consider your marital standard of living and your pre-divorce lifestyle as major factors in awarding spousal support.
Financial Issues
Be Prepared: Planning Your Financial Divorce Settlement
When you’re negotiating your financial divorce settlement, preparation is the key to success. Are you really ready to negotiate your financial future?
In property division during a divorce, how is it determined which of our property is marital and which is separate?
Marital or community property is defined as all property, real or personal, wherever situated, acquired by a married person during the marriage while domiciled in this state is community property. (Family Code §760). Separate property is defined as (1) All property owned by the person before marriage; (2) All property acquired by the person after […]
Podcast: Rosanne DeTorres on Financial Issues Related to Divorce
Rosanne DeTorres, an Attorney from New Jersey, explores the financial aspects of divorce, including equitable distribution of assets and debts.
Working with a Financial Professional
A competent /financial advisor can be an invaluable resource – both for the client and for other professionals on the client’s “divorce team.”
How to Save on Legal Fees
Here are the top ten tips on how to save on legal fees in a divorce.
Breaking Free from Divorce Guilt
Don’t mix your feelings of divorce guilt with the integrity of the legal process. Allow your divorce negotiations to be driven by law and equity – not your feelings of regret and culpability.
What are the dangers in signing a joint tax return? We live in IL.
“Should the spouse who has no knowledge of the ex or soon-to-be ex spouse’s business activities sign a joint individual tax return? What are the dangers in signing a joint tax return?”
What kinds of credit and financial mistakes can a lawyer…
Lawyers are experts at the law, not financial issues, including the importance of credit reports and credit scores, and the effect such changes can have on the value of economic decisions. The right financial expert can be crucial in helping the lawyer and the court understand the importance of credit related changes and putting a […]
Can a divorce be finalized even of they haven’t completely separated all their properties?
Can a divorce be finalized even of they haven’t completely separated all their properties? For instance, if the house hasn’t sold, can you still finalize the divorce?
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