Facing Divorce? 7 Common Costly Financial Mistakes To Avoid

Facing Divorce? 7 Common Costly Financial Mistakes To Avoid

Divorce is costly in many ways. It’s time consuming, emotionally draining and can end up costing you big bucks. While working with new clients who are recently divorced, I often have to clean up some of the financial mess that resulted from poor decisions that were...
Gray divorces and tax changes complicate retirement

Gray divorces and tax changes complicate retirement

When people over the age of 50 get divorced, retirement accounts become a key asset, even more so sometimes than the house or alimony. Lawyers and feuding couples are bracing for big changes at the end of 2018 for how these assets get split up. A couple sit on a beach...
Dividing Your Assets in a Gray Divorce

Dividing Your Assets in a Gray Divorce

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...
British divorce laws: are they fair?

British divorce laws: are they fair?

Supreme Court ruled woman who wants to divorce her husband must stay married There are calls for Britain’s antiquated divorce laws to be changed, after the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a woman who wants to separate from her husband must remain “locked in a...
5 Crucial Steps To Make Your Divorce Less Painful

5 Crucial Steps To Make Your Divorce Less Painful

Heather L. Locus Divorce. This was not a word on your mind the day you said, “I do.” But here you are. Your “I do” has turned into “I don’t.” Whether you saw this coming or are reeling from a sideways blow, you are about to make a series of decisions. It’s likely that...
Getting Divorced? Your Taxes Could Be Crushing

Getting Divorced? Your Taxes Could Be Crushing

Sadly, higher taxes are a common result of getting a divorce. Here’s how to minimize the burden. Wendy Connick (imwconn) Getting a divorce creates enormous changes in many areas of your life, so it’s no surprise if you’ve never considered how your...