by Administrator | Aug 15, 2018 | Personal Divorce
The short answer is Yes. What are reps and warranties? Why do you need them? If you read a divorce decree you may or may not find representations and warranties inside the agreement. Yet, they are a critical aspect to any divorce. What are reps and warranties? When...
by Administrator | Aug 15, 2018 | Financial Risks in Divorce, Personal Divorce
Many people are surprised when we share with them they have left a lot of money on the table in their divorce process. They wonder how this could possibly have happened. The reality is the labeling structure (e.g. cash, real estate, investments, etc.) usually does not...
by Administrator | Aug 10, 2018 | Personal Divorce
What happens in today’s day and age when people who received medical assistance to get pregnant have embryos in storage and get a divorce? Naturally, this question comes with a lot of sensitivity yet needs to be addressed in a divorce proceeding. Certain countries...
by Administrator | Aug 10, 2018 | Personal Divorce, Retirement Plans (QDROs) in Divorce
By way of background, a QDRO stands for a Qualified Domestic Relations Order. It is an order in the United States that enables a non-employee spouse to become a participant or receive monies from an employee spouse’s retirement plan. It is usually best to have the...
by Administrator | Aug 6, 2018 | Personal Divorce, Retirement Plans (QDROs) in Divorce
Background and Context Under ERISA Section 205 and IRC Sections 401(a)(11) and 417, retirement plans are required to provide a participant’s spouse a survivor benefit. In other words, if the participant passes away the survivor benefit should apply to the surviving...
