When emotions take over, it’s possible to make divorce mistakes – especially financially. Follow these tips to avoid devastating effects on your financial well-being.
Property Division
Getting a Divorce in Your Underpants?
A startup company in California will soon bring the possibility of getting a divorce online to the masses (in California for the time being, with plans to expand nationally). The website Separate.us was developed by an attorney that wanted to make divorce available through the internet at a low cost. While similar services are offered […]
Tax Considerations Before and After Divorce
When people are going through a divorce and/or have just finalized a divorce, they often forget about tax consequences and considerations. That is a critical error on their part that could prove to be very costly. Divorce can take a financial toll, so it is financially prudent to take advantage of any tax benefits that […]
The California Supreme Court Redefines Date of Separation in Divorce Cases
On July 20, 2015, the California Supreme Court held “that living in separate residences ― is an indispensable threshold requirement (Norviel, supra, 102 Cal.App.4th at p. 1162) for a finding that spouses are ―living separate and apart for purposes of section 771(a).” In Footnote 7, the Court states, “Under the facts presented by this case, […]
Post Divorce Insurance
Thinking ahead about several types of insurance that may be required to protect the terms of your settlement will enable you to include discussion of them during negotiations. You don’t not want any surprises at the end, whether you are the prospective insured or the beneficiary. Such a surprise could derail the terms you and […]
3 Questions That Should Be Answered in a Prenuptial Agreement
Read on to see what three prenuptial agreement questions we recommend to ensure a comprehensive, fair, and clear agreement for you and your spouse.
Write To Heal From Your Divorce: Choice
Choice is something we usually take for granted. We get to go to the grocery store of our choice, buy the brands of food we choose and then choose how we want to pay for our food. And that’s just one relatively small example. We make thousands of decisions every day. If we have no choice […]
What to Do When a Spouse Provides Misleading Financial Disclosures
Parties going through a divorce case should be cognizant of their state law regarding financial disclosures in their case, but they should understand their options no matter where they are litigating or mediating.
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