You and your soon-to-be ex have decided that the only financially feasible way to deal with the house in the divorce is to sell it and split the proceeds. That was the easy part. Now comes what can be a very difficult process – if you let it be. Decisions like how...
Divorce
Three tips to protect your finances pre-divorce
Getting a divorce is not only an emotionally stressful process, but it is also financially stressful. After all, spouses will be economically independent again after their divorce.One of the main purposes of a legal divorce is to ensure both spouses maintain economic...
Filing your taxes after divorce can be complicated
As January ends, many people receive their W-2s and other tax forms. It is the first sign of tax season.Tax season itself can be stressful, but especially so after getting a divorce. Even thinking about filing taxes after divorce can leave individuals facing many...
Relevant numbers re American households and linked custody questions
The United States has always been a nation centrally spotlighted for wide-ranging reasons. In fact, the country is an exemplar of uniqueness in many realms, ranging from its singular history to the composition and character of its people.That means this: The U.S. tops...
What’s with Millennials’ enthusiastic endorsement of prenups?
It has seemingly been forever that prenuptial agreements have been simultaneously endorsed by some parties and flat-out slammed by others.The former crowd dispassionately conveys the benefits that prenups provide relevant to financial certainty and security....
Divorce for older couples: safeguarding your fair share of assets
We noted in a recent Berdon Young & Margolis blog post a core point concerning legions of Americans dealing with marital discontent. We cited in our September 4 entry “a progressive uptick in divorces for baby boomer-aged individuals in recent...
What are some common concerns for older divorcing parties?
The following is just flatly true, as financial pundit and Kiplinger magazine contributor Neale Godfrey stresses in a recent article on so-called “gray divorce.”Godfrey notes that relationships for an appreciable number of comparatively older married...
The key role of a parenting plan in a Connecticut divorce
We duly note a point on our website at the proven Connecticut family law firm of Berdon, Young & Margolis concerning children-linked divorce matters that we think virtually any reader will agree with.And that is this: Where dissolution is involved, “it...
Post-divorce reality for many fathers: it’s better
Many fathers across the country who reportedly have a lacking perception of themselves as dads during marriage conjure up a readjusted attitude in the wake of divorce.That shouldn’t be surprising, says the dad-focused publication Fatherly. It notes in a recent...
It’s my money, says divorced spouse; think again, responds court
Most dollars spent with a narrow focus hardly weigh in later with material consequences. A pack of gum is, well, a pack of gum.One unusual tale recently emerged in Michigan to underscore a stunning it-was-just-a-buck tale, though. We spotlight it for readers today...