As family law attorneys, we hear quite a few different viewpoints on alimony, also known as spousal support, from our clients. Some of these include the following. I don't want any contact with my spouse, so I'm not interested in alimony. I want all the support I can...
If you're going through a divorce, it's a good idea to sit down and think about unusual assets that you could be forgetting in your asset list. You may not know about all the assets your spouse has in their possession, but with a little creative thinking, it's...
One question many people have when they're going through divorce is whether or not they want to seek spousal support. Many times, spousal support isn't necessary, because both spouses work or have their own assets to fall back on. This is particularly true in...
The fact that Amazon's founder, Jeff Bezos, was getting divorced after 25 years of marriage may not have been that big of a deal, except for one small detail that the press quickly noted: The couple had no prenuptial agreement.That means there could be a big shake-up...
Your child custody case doesn't have to be something that causes you daily stress. Instead, it can be a peaceful situation if you adopt the right attitude now. This can be a challenge, especially if the divorce was contentious. You can't let those thoughts rule you...
If you are facing a divorce and have an extensive wealth portfolio, you are likely concerned with maintaining your privacy at all costs. Especially if you have a prominent profile in local business or politics, you need to move through your divorce with discretion and...
When you ask your spouse for a divorce, there's certainly no guarantee that he or she will accept that request civilly and move forward. In many cases, one person feels hurt or angry, and those feelings cause tensions to escalate. This can lead to a toxic divorce.You...
January is known as "divorce month," and as such, it's a good time to talk about how the new tax rules and other changes could affect your divorce. Couples who plan to divorce in 2019 should be aware that new spousal support tax rules could change the way they want to...
What do you have to disclose about your financial affairs to your spouse during a divorce?In short: You need to disclose everything. If you don't, you could end up in serious trouble with the law that goes well beyond your divorce. Take, for example, the situation...
Many parents who go through child custody cases soon find that the children are doing things with one parent that they know the other won't allow. There isn't anything necessarily wrong with this unless the children are playing one parent against the other, which is a...
