Divorce Financial Planning

When many people think of reasons for divorce, they imagine extreme events that derail the marriage. An example could be discovering that your partner was having an affair or experiencing domestic violence. While these types of events certainly can end a marriage, it...

Divorce changes many parts of your life, including your estate plan. As a parent of adult children, you might wonder what part they should play in your new plan. This decision needs careful thought, significantly since your family structure has changed.   Key roles...

Divorce brings significant changes to your life – many of which can affect your insurance coverage. As you transition away from married life, it’s crucial to review your insurance policies. Failure to update your insurance policies can result in gaps in coverage and...

Society views fathers as the family's providers. They are tasked with the responsibility of ensuring that the family has enough to not only survive but thrive. But what if you're a putative father? Does that mean you can get away with providing child support? What is...

The more assets people acquire during their marriages, the harder it can be for them to settle property division matters during divorce proceedings. Marital resources require division, and spouses often disagree about what they need to share and how to share those...

Going through a divorce can be an emotionally charged experience. Amidst the legal wrangling and personal adjustments that come with divorce, it is unfortunately easy to neglect other parts of life. Your divorce decree finalizes asset division and child-related...

Individuals usually want to provide for their spouses no matter what happens in their lives, which means that they generally include them as one of the primary beneficiaries in their estate plans. People also usually trust their spouses, which often means that they...

When you’re going through a divorce, there are a lot of different things that you need to address – not the least of which is the management of joint credit cards and credit card debt, which can quickly become a source of stress and contention in your divorce if not...

The family law system utilizes many unique words and phrases that people will need to learn about as they prepare for divorce, as people generally need to understand the rules that govern issues like property division and shared parental responsibilities so that they...

Some of our readers have likely been following the divorce of former Kentucky Gov. Matt Blevin and his wife. You may have seen that Mrs. Blevin stated in her divorce petition that she is "unable to support herself in the manner to which she has been accustomed during...