Many couples going through a divorce my wonder how they should file their tax returns while they are in the process. Whether or not you agree to file married filing separately or jointly you have to file married if you were still married on December 31st of the year you are filing. Can you both […]
Dividing Assets in Divorce can be like playing for Marbles Have you ever played the game of Marbles? First you make a circle about 3’ wide. You choose your shooter marble- this should be bigger than any of your other marbles. You put your marbles in the center of the ring to play. When it’s […]
Why do you hire a professional to walk you through the divorce process? Why would I would ask a question like that? When going through the divorce process it is imperative that you not only hire the right professionals but you need to hire the professionals you trust and then let them do their job! […]
It’s the New Year and you made it through the holidays. The gifts are all put away, the decorations are taken down and the kids are back to school. Now comes the difficult steps that you were contemplating before the holidays. Is it time to move forward in your relationship or do you want to […]
As it so often happens in life, things just don’t work out the way we plan on. We could spend hours, weeks, months or years planning for something in our lives and somewhere along that path there is a twist and turn along the way. Perhaps it’s as big as an election, a wedding, a […]
October, it’s the month of pumpkins, trick or treaters and leaves changing color among a few. There are fourteen different “Awareness” titles to the month, one in particular being “National Domestic Violence Awareness Month”. It even has its own ribbon color; purple. Domestic violence has no discernment. It does not care how much money someone […]
Blended Family and Remarriage Statistics 40% of married couples with children in the U.S. are blended couples 68 percent of remarriages involve children from prior marriages. 2,100 new blended families are formed every day in the U.S. Blended families are the most common form of family in the U.S. With the rise of blended […]
Divorce and debt: What is debt and how is it classified for divorce purposes? Like property, debt is classified as marital or separate. In general, both spouses are responsible for any debts incurred during the marriage. It doesn’t matter which party actually spent the money. When the property is divided at the time of divorce, […]
For some reason those two words just should not be in the same sentence, divorce and holidays. Whether they should be or not, doesn’t really matter. January is one of the busiest times of year for divorce lawyers, mediators and divorce financial analysts. The fact is that statistically many people are preparing to get a […]
I attended a workshop this week that reminded me that we all buy based on our emotions. We buy non-essential items and find excuses that make them essential. Have you ever gone into a store for one item and come out instead with a cart full of items? Those were items that five minutes ago […]
In a divorce situation there is often hostility between the parties. Too many times the “he did, she said” scenario begins and any remaining shred of potential for effective communication is destroyed. Attorneys are brought in and the dividing walls grow taller and taller until no one can get over them or around them. Sometimes […]