Any major changes in life should prompt you to revise your will. Divorce is no exception. An article from Investopedia explains why: https://www.investopedia.com/rewriting-your-will-after-divorce-5193318.
Families in the middle of a divorce are living in difficult times. In addition to the stress of the pandemic, they are dealing with another major life change that is being put on hold. The courts are generally only hearing emergency cases,
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Guest post by Makeda Fikremariam Commonly the Supreme Court doesn’t hear cases regarding domestic relations, but Sveen v. Melinchanged that pattern. Mark Sveen had been married to Kaye Melin for 10 years when they divorced in 2007. During their marriage, Sveen had
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For divorcing couples, alimony was a deduction that the payor could deduct from his/her taxes. However, with the new tax bill, starting in 2019, alimony will no longer be deductible. The result of this change may make spouses reluctant to pay, and
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I have heard of a few people already doing this. I thought it was an interesting idea – the kids stay in the home, while the parents move in/out based on the custody arrangement. I wonder if more families will start looking
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After a separation or divorce, many parents find themselves alone on Thanksgiving for the first time in a long time. Here are some tips to cope: Establish new traditions. Maybe you always hosted Thanksgiving dinner at your house and now you feel
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An interesting article in the New York Times regarding shared mortgages: click here. Both spouse’s names on the mortgage routinely provides complications in a divorce. The article wisely advises to get started on the refinance sooner rather than later. In many cases,
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For those who have not heard of it, DivorceHotel is a Netherlands based company for couples looking to have a vacation and divorce at the same time. The general idea is that instead of worrying about a long drawn out divorce proceeding,
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According to Time magazine, a new study suggests that the perfect age to get married is between the ages of 28 and 32. According to the study, the couples that get married between 28 and 32 are the least likely to get
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Many parties assume they will be able to amicably divide personal property – so they put it off until the end of the case. However, waiting until all the rest of the property has been divided, such as the house, retirement accounts,
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