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Non-Spousal Retirement Beneficiary Planning

After your divorce is finalized and the various accounts divided and settled, you will be able to update your beneficiaries. Assuming your partner or spouse was previously your primary beneficiary,...

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Finding the Right Divorce Attorney: 6 Questions to Ask

Choosing the right attorney in your divorce can make all the difference. From getting the outcomes you want, to reducing unwanted friction with your ex-spouse, there are important questions to ask...

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Post-Divorce Financial To-Do List

Throughout the divorce process, you’ll likely be busy reviewing everything from financial documents to court filings. You may be consumed with tasks like finding a new place to live or going...

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Legal Separation vs. Divorce: What's Right for Me?

While divorce is probably a very familiar topic to you, legal separation may not be something you hear about as often, or fully understand. While these two approaches to cutting ties with your...

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Property Division Values, Part 2: Non-Retirement Assets

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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Will Spousal Support (Alimony) Continue to Be Tax Deductible in 2018?

Currently, alimony is on the chopping block under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TJCA), meaning there would be no deduction provided for the paying spouse and the receiving spouse would no longer...

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What do the current economic conditions mean for housing prices?

If you are going through a divorce or planning to sell your home for any reason, you may be curious how rising interest rates and market uncertainty impact housing prices now and in the future....

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Tax Options For End of Year Divorce

How are taxes handled next spring for couples who are in the midst of a divorce and unsure if it will be finalized by the end of the year? Various possibilities exist and should be written in the...

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