Your patience has been tried time and time again, first during your marriage and now after your divorce. The drama from this high-conflict marriage and, ultimately, high-conflict divorce remains, and will not likely disappear any time soon. You have to live with this,...
Strong Advocacy.
Year: 2021
Social media mistakes can hurt you when going through divorce
Social media and divorce often do not mix. Once loving couples who have now gone their separate ways may take to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to air their gripes against each other, slinging accusations, untruths and fabrications. Boastful statements, unfettered...
Do I need to get a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement?
Some couples dive into marriage with little thought about finances. Then they may get stung after a divorce. Suddenly, one of them discovers that a significant share of the assets that he or she thought were his or hers wind up awarded to the former spouse. This is a...
The difference between marital and non-marital property
Dividing assets is a crucial and, sometimes, time-consuming aspect in divorce. There is not an easy way to do this, especially with high-asset divorce cases. In such scenarios, courts must untangle complicated assets to determine who gets what. And, often, what comes...
When child support modifications come into play
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit some people hard. Single parents are among the many confronting challenges including job-related struggles over the past year. While trying to earn their keep and putting food on the table, many single parents have faced cuts in hours,...
Signs that a spouse is hiding assets from you
Any couple going through a divorce must rummage through remnants of what once was a reliable marriage. The experiences can be difficult, though, and the discoveries may be more than surprising. But some of those things were not meant to be discovered, at least that is...
The benefits of choosing a collaborative divorce
For divorcing couples seeking to avoid litigation and further acrimony, the collaborative divorce process represents an alternative scenario that saves on time, money, energy and hard feelings. Each spouse has a major stake in the negotiations and settlement as...
Dealing with child custody during the COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected so many aspects of our lives from the way we work, socialize, purchase grocery and retail items, and dine out. Parents, too, have had to scramble, being thrust into the role of an educator homeschooling their children and seeking day...
What happens with an inheritance during divorce proceedings?
Sadly, your mother died, representing another difficult personal and emotional issue. The timing was not good, but life happens. The other issue you have dealt with for the past year has been your rocky marriage. You kept this news from your mother while she was in...
Explaining QDROs and securing a fair share of retirement plans
So many things swirl through your head while going through a divorce, especially after a lengthy marriage in which you and your spouse accumulated a significant amount of assets. There are many issues and matters to address as part of a divorce checklist. And one of...