The overall divorce rate is lower than it has been since the no-fault revolution of the 1970s and 1980s. But among couples over 60, the divorce rate is at an all-time high. As outlined below, these marriage dissolutions have some rather unique financial aspects. The…
Many obligees count on child support payments to make ends meet every month. Yet over half of obligees do not receive the full amount of payments to which they are entitled. A significant number of these obligees receive little or nothing. Technically, the state Attorney…
During their lifetimes, most people relocate about a dozen times. Some people move to be closer to work. Others move to be closer to or further away from family, and others move for different reasons. Since almost all these moves happen before age 45, many…
A major component of the divorce process – and one that will directly affect your financial future – is the division of your marital property. Generally, marital property refers to those assets (and debts) that you and your spouse acquired together as a married couple…
If you are considering divorce, you probably have questions about how long it will take. After all, if you are divorcing, you’d no doubt like to have it finalized sooner rather than later. While every divorce is unique to the situation at hand, the fact…
If you are moving toward a divorce, you might have plenty of worries, but meeting with your divorce attorney for the first time shouldn’t be one of them. In fact, there are certain things that you can expect at this meeting, and knowing what to…
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