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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.

Iowa Divorce Law Is Changing: What Parents Need To Know About College Expenses

Dentons on 4/23/2025

Iowa courts have held the authority to order divorced parents to contribute to their children's college education expenses. This unique provision, outlined in the Iowa Code as the "postsecondary education subsidy," has been a...more

Changes Under the New Personal Status Law Part 3: Financial Rights

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal... on 3/26/2025

A new federal law regarding personal status has been issued by the UAE government on the 1st of October 2024 and which will come into effect on the 15th of April, 2025. Federal Decree Law No. 41 Of 2024 on the Issuance of the...more

Florida Divorce Ruling on Personal Goodwill Could Impact Other States

DarrowEverett LLP on 1/16/2025

In early July 2024, Florida enacted a significant amendment to its equitable distribution statute, particularly concerning the treatment of personal goodwill in divorce proceedings. These changes, coupled with the pivotal...more

Is My Beloved Pet Just an Asset to be Divided?

Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers,... on 5/8/2017

Our dogs and cats are part of our family, right? They do not just represent property to be divided, right? Actually, in North Carolina, pets are considered property and as such our courts will divide your pets in the same...more

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Iowa Divorce Law Is Changing: What Parents Need To Know About College Expenses

Changes Under the New Personal Status Law Part 3: Financial Rights

Florida Divorce Ruling on Personal Goodwill Could Impact Other States

Is My Beloved Pet Just an Asset to be Divided?

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