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The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College released a report late last month. Its researchers concluded that it's becoming increasingly difficult for divorcing spouses to maintain their retirement accounts.They also argued that having to divide up a home at...
Let's face it — there's a big difference in how an average couple's divorce is handled in comparison with a high-profile celebrity divorce.One big difference between these two types of divorces is how and when notification of the impending divorce is made....
When it comes to divorce, some husbands and wives will go to great lengths to hide their assets from their spouse in hopes of avoiding having to turn over their hard-earned assets. While it's illegal for someone to take and hide money or belongings when a divorce is...
When couples have been married for some time, remembering which spouse brought certain possessions into the marriage may be difficult to do. Determining which spouse's salary went toward buying one item versus another may also be difficult to do.While having to make...
Some legal experts are suggesting that a concept known as an "anonymous divorce" may be fast becoming the desired method for high-profile couples to end their marriages.Many politicians, business owners and others concerned about protecting their public images have...
In an equitable distribution state like Florida, a judge is often called upon to determine how to fairly distribute marital assets between the couple in alignment with the contributions they've made to the marriage. Even with this approach to asset division in place,...
As if divorce weren't complex enough, deciding what to do with a jointly run business can make things even more complicated. There aren't any recent statistics that capture just how many couples jointly own a business. However, one statistic captured in 2000 suggested...
If you grew accustomed to living a relatively comfortable lifestyle while married to your soon-to-be ex, then you likely will want to continue to do so once you divorce. Oftentimes, though, it's not possible because your spouse may have hidden some of his or her more...
Divorces not only take a mental toll on spouses, but can take a financial one as well. This is especially the case when the spouses share high value assets like homes, pensions or investment accounts. If you're not cautious in dividing up these types of assets, it's...
Unless a prenuptial agreement is in place, high-net worth individuals put at risk their high-performing investments, pensions or stock brokerage accounts when property is divided up in a divorce. This is why, despite being illegal, spouses sensing a divorce filing is...