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According to 2009 Bureau of Labor Statistics figures, at least 38 percent of heterosexual marriages are lead by female breadwinners. Among similarly married individuals, women earn at least 29 percent more than their husbands do.Wives earning more than the men they...
Divorces are up among those 50 and older in the United States. In fact, this group's divorce rate has more than doubled since 1990. Perhaps one of the most concerning side effects of this trend is the risk that it poses to retirement or investments that one or both...
Going through a divorce when you have more assets than the average couple is difficult. You have to figure out how you are going to divide everything up. This can be challenging, especially when there are business holdings, investments and retirement accounts to...
One thing that you have to do when you go through a divorce is to divide up the property that was part of the marriage. This includes dividing the debts and the assets of the marriage. Before this process begins, you should understand the rights and responsibilities...
There are some ways that getting a divorce might impact you even years down the road. Your credit report is one of these ways. When you get divorced, you and your ex will have to split everything that is considered marital property. This includes not only assets, but...
Our previous two blog posts discussed divorce mediation and how this might be a viable option for many divorces. People who are going through high-asset divorces often think that they aren't going to be able to go through mediation. This isn't the case. While...
Regardless of how much money you have when you start the divorce process, no one wants to come out the other side broke or worrying about how they will support themselves and any children. No matter what your financial state is before you enter the divorce process,...
When you are dealing with any divorce, your home might be part of what is at stake in the negotiations. Some couples sell the home outright and split any proceeds before moving on. Others work out a deal in trade for other assets or support so that one person can stay...
When you're going through a high-asset divorce, there may be many times when your ex says one thing to you in private and then says something completely different in court. It's common for people to say they are going to agree to certain divorce terms initially, only...
A Florida woman and a New York art dealer born in France have been battling in divorce proceedings since 2014. The woman has accused her husband of hiding valuable art, including works by Monet, Picasso and Matisse, from her.The woman claims that David and Joe Nahmad...