by Administrator | Dec 26, 2018 | Personal Divorce
If you are going through a divorce and you have a variable rate associated to your loan be careful. Why? Here are some questions to ask yourself: When do you anticipate your interest rate changing? If you have already experienced a change in the rate then you want to...
by Administrator | Dec 24, 2018 | Personal Divorce, Tax Risks in Divorce
People going through a divorce, yet have not yet finalized their divorce, often wonder if they should file their tax returns as married filing jointly (MFJ) or married filing separately (MFS). Most people’s gut reaction is to file as MFS. Is this a good thing to do or...
by Administrator | Dec 23, 2018 | Personal Divorce, Process Risks in Divorce
If you have the money and can afford to do so, the answer is usually Yes. Why? Regardless where the money ends up in your marital estate (i.e. a retirement account, a checking account or somewhere else), the money is an asset of the marital estate subject to property...
by Administrator | Dec 23, 2018 | Personal Divorce
Be wary when it comes to divorce and splitting up the assets in a retirement plan. Why? On the surface it sounds like the retirement plan just has “retirement assets” and we can split up 50/50. When you look a bit closer you might just see more than meets the eye....
by Administrator | Dec 6, 2018 | Personal Divorce, Tax Risks in Divorce
Not many people think about their tax withholdings from their paycheck or the tax estimates paid towards their current year’s tax liability as something they need to address during their divorce process. Yet, if you don’t you could be leaving money on the table. Your...
