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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.
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The Hazards of Not Changing Beneficiaries Post-Divorce

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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

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Broke and Broken Hearted – The Intersection of Bankruptcy and Divorce

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Bankruptcy is the process where someone who is unable to pay their debts files a petition to discharge (eliminate) those debts or restructure the debt with a payment plan. But what happens if a bankruptcy petition is filed by...more

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Pervasive Family Law Themes in Reality TV Part I

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I can lie and pretend to watch educational series, all law dramas, during my limited free time between work and two little kids, but I will be honest and tell you that reality TV runs on repeat between my husband’s sports (or...more

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Estate planning for the second marriage: Protecting the kids

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What is one of the things that kids from a first marriage worry about when their parent re-marries? The “evil” step-parent getting it all, of course. Many parents struggle with the problem of alleviating the fears of their...more

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