When you’re divorcing and have adult children, you may not think that there is much that you need to do to prepare them. They’re adults, so you may imagine that they already understand what divorces are or how to handle them. The problem with thinking about your...
Life moves on after your marriage ends, often in ways you could never expect. Perhaps now that there is less tension at home, your job performance has improved and you just got a raise. Perhaps your ex is the one who has seen their career take off since the divorce....
Career success often means more pay and a more prestigious role at the company that employs you. As your title becomes professional and your overall compensation increases, the compensation you receive also tends to become more complex. Your employer may want to offer...
You and your spouse may have worked hard for many years to have the pensions you wanted in retirement. You might have had a solid plan for retiring early or becoming wealthy enough to move to a particular location once you retired. If there have been major changes in...
When you think about getting divorced, do you imagine not having to talk to your spouse anymore? Do you think about having a clean separation where neither of you have to interact in the future? If you do, then the idea of having to pay alimony may be one that you...
Although you and your spouse may not agree about much anymore, you are both certain that the marriage doesn't work. Despite your best intentions the time you got married and how much both of you love your children, you aren't happy in your relationship anymore. You...
When parents with minor children end their relationship, they have to figure out how to split up parenting responsibilities. Some people already had agreements in place with their spouse when they got married discussing how they would share custody. Others may...
Children are not old enough to make all of their own decisions regarding their medical care, so parents of minor children are allowed to make these decisions on their behalf. For married couples, this usually means that they work together to some degree to come up...
As you begin going through your divorce, one of the topics that will come up is how to divide your pension or retirement accounts. The order that you will need is called a Qualified Domestic Relations Order, or QDRO. A QDRO is an order that a judge issues. This court...
Divorce is a difficult and often painful process, but it can be harder for those with more assets. High-asset couples have so much more to fight over that their divorce proceedings can become protracted messes. Mediation has become a popular divorce solution in many...
