The start of the new school year brings a full range of emotions: apprehension about new teachers, schedules and friends along with excitement for new clothes and school supplies. These transitions always bring challenges, so the complexity of two households just...
High-net-worth couples, famous or otherwise, may benefit from hammering out a prenuptial agreement before tying the knot. But prenups, which generally safeguard real estate and investments holdings, can also cover one partner’s student loan or credit card debt,...
In a recent judgment in Ontario, Canada, a court has determined that embryos can be understood as “property” and decisions about them made accordingly.This raises new concerns about decision-making related to reproductive tissues, namely that embryos may be treated...
For women in particular, divorce is financially perilous — at least, that’s what nearly all the studies tell us. There’s even a phenomenon sometimes referred to as the “divorce gap”: It was documented by Stephen Jenkins, a professor then working at the University of...
First let me say, I am sorry you are here. So sorry. Please know, you will get through the chaos. And, in the midst of the awful, know that you are not alone. You will survive this. And there is a rich life for you at the end of the tunnel. Divorce is extremely...
The closer you are to retirement, the more crucial it is to get it right. For older couples who decide to split up, divorce can look very different than it might have in their younger years. Children often are grown and out of the house, so child support and custody...
