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Buying a Home in the Midst of a Divorce

Managing living arrangements during a divorce is tough and is typically the first item on the to-do-list as a divorce moves forward.  Determining who is going to keep the house, where someone is...

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4 Methods of Divorce and How They Impact Your Finances

There are many ways to approach the divorce process. The options you have to get from deciding to get a divorce to finalizing your divorce and the ways you might even mix and match these methods...

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Avoid Tax Landmines While Transferring Assets Post-Divorce

Your divorce is final, you can finally breathe and start to rebuild. The next item on your to-do list is complying with your agreements and facilitating the division of property. Transferring...

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7 Things to Review Before Signing Final Divorce Papers

Divorce is a tumultuous time where couples race to the finish line. Although the temptation is understandable, it is important to slow down and prevent as many post-decree disputes ahead of time....

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Support Obligations During COVID-19 Unemployment

The Coronavirus pandemic has sparked mass unemployment across the US, affecting numerous divorced families with court ordered support obligations. Many unknowns remain during this time such as how...

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Converting Rental Property to a Primary Residence: Property Division in Divorce, Part 4

When dividing assets in divorce most people, individuals, mediators and attorneys alike, tend to focus on the property division spreadsheet. Current values of assets are listed along with...

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7 Tips if a Divorce is on the Horizon

What do you need to know if a divorce is possible in your future?  Regardless of which path your relationship goes, here are seven helpful tips to be aware of:

1. Seek the RIGHT Advice for YOU

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Stress Testing a Budget in Divorce

Transitioning financially through divorce has many moving parts. Stress testing your strategy regarding how income and expenses can change your circumstances in the future is important to consider....

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Property Division Values, Part 3: Home Equity

When dividing assets in divorce individuals, mediators and attorneys alike, tend to focus on the property division spreadsheet. The current values of asset and debt balances determined to be...

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5 Helpful Tips to Get You Through Divorce

Divorce, separation, breakup. Whether you’re the one who initiated it, or the one on the receiving end, going through it remains a very difficult life transition.

The end of a relationship is not...

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