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Divorce is the formal legal dissolution of a marriage. The divorce process implicates many diverse areas of the law including, but not limited to, real estate, wills and trusts, child custody, and tax.

Navigating Tax Filing Season: Essential Tips for Couples and Families

Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires &... on 3/19/2025

It’s tax filing season and now is the time to gather your important tax documents. Of course, tax filers should be aware of the basics including gathering your employment W2s and 1099s. But, what about the not so basic...more

What’s an answer to initial pleadings?

Stange Law Firm, PC on 11/4/2024

When a divorce or family law case begins, one party files a petition or a motion. It could be a petition for dissolution of marriage, paternity, or a motion to modify. It could be a motion for contempt, an order of...more

How to File for Divorce

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 2/7/2024

Marriages may be dissolved by either party when the parties have continuously lived separately and apart for at least one year. However, you are not actually divorced until the District Court enters a Judgment for...more

2022 Tax Season: What Families Need to Know

Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires &... on 2/21/2023

As the 2022 tax season kicks off, there are important issues that divorcing parties must consider. First, it is always more beneficial to the family unit for the parties to file taxes married filing jointly. Not only does...more

Divorce Can Be Taxing: How the New Federal Tax Law Impacts Your Family Law Decisions

Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers,... on 1/9/2018

Everyone is buzzing about the new tax overhaul recently passed by Congress. How does it impact you and your family law choices for 2018 and beyond? In a four-part blog series, we will address the consequences of various parts...more

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