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When you're ready to file for divorce, you know you're going to have to divide your marital assets. Before you ever agree to a separation, you need to know the value of your assets. The valuation date is the date on which your asset receives a dollar value. This is...
The state in which a couple's divorce is handled can make a significant difference in their property division, custody agreement and other important issues. For most couples, the state is not in question. However, for couples who own property and spend time residing...
Parenting after a divorce can be problematic. In fact, 17 states require couples who divorce to attend classes to help them with parenting their children when they divorce. In the states that have such programs, including a couple here in New England, the cost of...
One of the main concerns that all good parents have when they divorce is the impact on their children's lives and how their parents' split will affect the memories they have later in life of their childhood. Even parents who are comfortable financially and can...
The idea behind requiring a non-custodial parent to pay child support to the custodial one centers around the idea that both parents should be required to be equally responsible for the care of their shared child. In certain circumstances, though, situations arise in...
Alimony, also known as spousal support, is nothing more than financial support provided by one individual to an ex-spouse after a legal separation, such as divorce. Many years ago, alimony often meant that one person would pay the other for several years. In some...
One of the most difficult parts of co-parenting children after a break-up is transitioning them from one parent's home to the other for visits or custody exchanges. There's a lot of advice out there on how to ease these transitions for kids. As with much parenting...
Decorating or redecorating a home can be one of the most stressful experiences that any couple can go through. A big part of that, of course, is shopping for furniture, draperies, artwork and other home furnishings. Fans of the iconic romantic comedy "When Harry Met...
Determining the amount of child support that one parent pays to the other can be one of the most bitterly-contested phases of a divorce. If the couple can't work out an amount on their own and the matter goes to a family court judge, the amount of child support is...
Prenuptial agreements are becoming more common among people of all ages and income levels. They're no longer the province of older, wealthy people or even young people with significant inheritances and trust funds. In fact, the increase in prenups among millennials is...
