Divorce can be difficult even if it’s what you want. Aspects of your life that you’d hoped to keep may be subject to change – including the status of your vacation home. Co-own, buy out or sell Many Floridians own out-of-state vacation properties. When it’s time to...
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Division of Assets
How will divorce affect my retirement plans?
For decades, you have saved and invested wisely. As you a result, you do not expect to see any shortfall in your retirement savings. A comfortable retirement is foreseen. At least it was until your spouse decided to seek a divorce. How will divorce affect your...
How a forensic accountant helps uncover hidden marital assets
A forensic accountant has a way of finding hidden marital assets. That is why when you are going through a divorce and seek to uncover these assets that rightfully belong to you, it is a good strategy to work with such a professional. When at work, forensic...
How some spouses attempt to hide marital assets
Sneaky tactics are among the ways that a spouse resorts to when hiding assets from his or her partner. Disputes certainly arise among most spouses. However, sometimes, those disputes escalate leading to dirty and unethical behavior such as keeping assets – including...
Dissipation of assets in high-asset divorce and how to tackle it
In certain high-asset divorce cases, greed, anger and vindictiveness overcome fairness, cooperation and any attempt at goodwill. High-earning spouses may attempt every trick possible to avoid equitable distribution of assets. One such despicable way they do this is...
Often overlooked assets when couples decide to divorce
Numerous matters must be addressed in a divorce. Dividing assets is among one of the most crucial ones. Sure, many people understand that obvious assets such as the house, additional real estate and retirement accounts get proper scrutiny. However, some couples...
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...
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...
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...