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If you are going to be paying alimony as part of your divorce agreement, it's essential to understand how the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) views alimony and how you can make the most of the tax deduction you can receive for these payments. Alimony payments are...
If you and your spouse finally made the difficult decision to divorce after your summer vacation, you're not alone. Sociologists say that there are two peak months for divorce filings – August and March. These follow traditional summer and winter family vacation...
When the children of divorced parents become adults, they no longer have to live with the custody and visitation schedules set up in the divorce agreement. They are generally free to choose with whom to spend time, for how long and how often. However, your job as...
When couples who are parents divorce, they never really completely end their relationship. They have to find a way to co-parent their children despite whatever residual issues they have from their marriage. Often the conflicts they had as partners morph into parenting...
During a marriage that stretches over many years, it is easy to collect a significant amount of marital property. You may have your main residence in Rhode Island and vacation property in another part of the country. You most likely have one or more retirement...
You may have noticed that prenuptial agreements are more popular with young people in 2017 than they were for those people's parents' generation. Why is this? While there are numerous reasons -- such as the divorce rate -- one key reason is the age at which people...
When you're crafting a child custody plan, it's easy to think about the facts: when you have to go to work, when your child goes to school, and other dates and times. You're trying to agree on a schedule that works. Don't forget to think about feelings, too. Remember...
Property division is a very serious matter that takes a lot of planning. This is especially true if you are going through a high-asset divorce. There are a lot of things that you have to think about when you are trying to work through what you want to walk away with....
Being in the military is not just a career choice -- it's a way of life. Anyone who has been a service member or has one in their family is well aware of that. Serving in the military can also take its toll on a marriage. A recently-published study of the careers with...
You and your husband have known for some time that your marriage was coming to an end. Your children, however, are another story. Chances are that they have no idea it is coming. And while you have faith that your children will eventually adapt to the new situation,...
