Do I Need a Prenuptial Agreement?
Divorce Fees: When Your Spouse Might Have to Pay
How Much Will My Divorce Cost?
Love Actually: Planning Considerations for Marriage, Divorce, Cohabitation, the Death of a Spouse, and More
Mamma Mia!: Common Estate Planning Issues for Blended Families
Navigating Divorce: How a Coach Can Transform Your Experience
How Much an Arizona Divorce Will Cost
The impact of realistic estrangement on child custody matters
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Life After Love Gone Wrong Podcast: Season 3, Episode 7 - Invisible Scars: The Impact of Coercive Control on Children
Life After Love Gone Wrong Podcast: Season 3, Episode 6 - Reshaping Your Legacy: Estate Planning After Your Divorce
Life After Love Gone Wrong Podcast: Season 3, Episode 5 - Parallel Proceedings: The Intersection of Criminal Law and Family Law
Life After Love Gone Wrong Podcast: Season 3, Episode 4 - Splitting Costs: Forensic Accounting in Divorce
Life After Love Gone Wrong Podcast: Season 3, Episode 2 - Mortgage Mastery: Charting a Financial Course Post-Divorce
Life After Love Gone Wrong Podcast: Season 3, Episode 1 - The Truth Behind Coercive Control
Jewish Divorce Talk: Episode 8 - Narcissism and Parental Alienation Talk
Let's Talk About the Anatomy of a Prenuptial Agreement
Let's Talk About Easy Divorces
Jewish Divorce Talk: Episode 7 - Custody Evaluation Talk
Once Removed Episode 12: SLATs and the Case of McKim vs. McKim
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Divorce is often an emotionally charged and challenging experience. Beyond the personal heartbreak that may be involved, the legal and financial aspects can feel overwhelming. One of the most difficult tasks in the divorce...more
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I read a blog today about this subject. Mid nuptial agreements are contracts that typically seek to make an economic settlement among couples who otherwise don’t want to be divorced. It seems strange but we are encountering...more
Widely adopted in the United States, Canada, and many other countries, the Collaborative Process used in Illinois is a values-driven, private, out-of-court alternative to the traditional litigation model for divorce, often...more
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We previously blogged in 2014 about Marsico v. Marsico, where the trial court barred a litigant from appearing and testifying in a divorce matter through a designated power of attorney, which appointed the Husband’s daughter...more
When parties get divorced and there are children in high school or younger, they often reserve on what their financial contributions towards the children’s post-secondary educational expenses will look like. We often include...more
We live in an age when it is oh-so-easy to incur debt, sometimes without even knowing it. The moral of this story is that clients need to try to remember the documents they signed before their divorce is over. And even...more
We have written about 529 Plans a few times before. The major points of those articles are: (a) 529 Plans are marital assets under Pennsylvania law; and, (b) 529 Plans can be UTMA (Uniform Transfer to Minor) Accounts in...more
Can one attorney represent both spouses in a divorce? This issue presents itself in a multitude of scenarios: the proverbial “simple divorce” or merely reviewing a settlement agreement prepared by both spouses. As my...more
What happens when you make a mistake? You correct it and move on. What happens when you make a mistake in your divorce settlement agreement? Can you correct it and move on? Well, maybe not. There is a mechanism...more
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Settling a divorce or family law matter is something most parties desire. It is uncommon for somebody to want a trial in their divorce or family law matter. Trials are expensive. Not only are they expensive, but in a trial...more
In the collaborative process, parties are attempting to resolve their divorce or family law matter outside of court in an amicable manner. Parties enlist collaborative lawyers and professionals to assist them. In...more
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