If you receive an inheritance while you're married, it's yours to keep if you divorce, right? Not necessarily. It depends on whether the inheritance has been commingled. You owe it to yourself to learn more about this concept if you have recently received an...
Debt division in a divorce must be handled carefully
If you're going through a divorce, then you already likely know that you'll ultimately have to divide the property that you've acquired during your marriage before settling your case. What you may not realize, though, is that you also have to divide the debts you...
5 things to think about before your ‘gray divorce’
Divorce after 50 is not the same as splitting up in your 20s or 30s. Some of it is good news: with the kids grown and out of the house, you and your spouse will not have to hammer out a child custody arrangement or worry about child support. At the same time, if you...
The Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act (USFSPA)
There are many reasons that American servicemen and women find themselves getting a divorce. Some causes are related to time spent serving in the military, while others are the same common reasons that civilian couples end their marriages. Getting a divorce as a...
Why uncovering your spouse’s financial infidelity matters
You may suspect that no two divorces are the same. What you may not realize, though, is how much spouses’ income affects the health of their marriage and dictates how things unfold when it comes to an end. Spouses of any means may feel the need to hide assets to...
It’s a common misconception that wealth prevents divorce
People often state that money is one of the leading causes of divorce in the United States, and they’re not wrong. Often, problems with money -- failing to pay the bills, dealing with financial stress, watching a partner waste money on an addiction, etc -- are the...
You may not see these signs of divorce coming your way
Everybody has been to a wedding or two where they walked away thinking, “This won’t last.” They’re usually right -- the signs that a couple isn’t headed for marital bliss can be pretty big when the bride gets into a fight with her new mother-in-law at the reception...
Health concerns following deployment can affect military service members’ marriages
A recent study published by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) chronicled how service members' divorce rates have remained status quo at around 4% since 1996. That's a similar divorce rate percentage to that for civilians. If that percentage seems significantly...
How to split the practice
If your spouse is also one-half of your professional practice, divorce carries significant risk to your livelihood. New York’s family laws divide property on an equitable basis, and that will extend to your business. To have an idea of what that will look like, you...
Why service members should carefully choose where they divorce
A quick internet search of the requirements you must meet to file divorce will lead you to come across information about how long you must reside in a state and other eligibility criteria to do so. These requirements may not apply if you're in the military, however....
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