News & Analysis as of August 24, 2025

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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.

The Hazards of Not Changing Beneficiaries Post-Divorce

Dickinson Wright on 7/17/2025

A recent case by the Tennessee Court of Appeals highlights the importance of changing one’s insurance and retirement policy beneficiaries after divorce. This is true no matter what the divorce documents say and no matter what...more

Securing Your Legacy: How Marital Estate Rights and Divorce Impact Your Estate Plan

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 11/26/2024

Marital estate rights create the potential for catastrophic consequences should a spouse pass away at a time when the parties are physically separated but have not yet signed a separation agreement or been granted a divorce....more

Golden Divorce & Estate Planning: Why Updating Your Beneficiaries is Essential

Fleurinord Law PLLC on 10/23/2024

The term "gray divorce" is commonly used to describe later-life separations, but "golden divorce" might be a more fitting term, suggesting optimism and new beginnings. This concept reminds me of the beloved 1980s sitcom The...more

Common Questions About the Automatic Orders in Divorce

Pullman & Comley, LLC on 10/9/2024

When you are going through a divorce, one of the first documents you will review (and if you have not, you should) are the automatic orders that accompany any complaint. ...more

PA. Supreme Court Affirms that “Contractual Expectancies” Are Gifts & Non Marital Property

Fox Rothschild LLP on 8/17/2022

Those of us from large firms sometimes read opinions where solo practitioners take a shot at an issue and force us to take notice. The facts in this Bucks County case litigated by a solo practitioner against a two lawyer firm...more

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