One of the common goals of marriage is to have someone to save with for a comfortable retirement. However, when a marital union ends in a divorce, that dream can take a detour. Suddenly, each spouse has to take care of their individual future and figure out how to...
When couples get divorced, they are required to divide their assets. Most of these assets are things that they already own. They have to decide how to divide up the contents of a shared bank account, for instance, or they have to sell their family home and split up...
Even though you and your co-parent are no longer a couple, you still have to communicate and meet regularly over your children – even if it’s just for the usual custody exchanges in compliance with your parenting plan. Unfortunately, when tensions between you and your...
Some people start a business after achieving a certain level of professional success. They want to turn their connections and experience into a viable stream of income. Others might inherit a business from family members. Regardless of how someone becomes a business...
There’s no denying that divorce can be difficult for everyone involved. It’s a significant change for both parents and their children. With that being said, there are plenty of benefits to divorce that are often overlooked. Divorce could benefit your children in...
Some business owners are married couples. For instance, maybe they both had other jobs when they got married, but they quickly realized that they wanted to spend more time together and have more financial freedom. So, shortly after that marriage, they launched a...
Halloween has not yet arrived, but if you co-parent your children with an ex, it’s time to start thinking about your kids’ winter break. Other than summer break, winter break is the longest time away from school that most kids experience during the year. As such, this...
Celebrating your child’s special milestones can be tricky when you are divorced. Whether it’s a birthday, graduation, senior prom night or any other big event, your child will want to celebrate with both parents. Figuring out how to co-parent through these events will...
Getting a divorce could certainly mean that you need to sell your home. If you and your spouse own the home together and it is marital property, then it is subject to property division. Many couples will opt to sell their homes at this point because the division is...
Dissolving a long-term marriage can be especially difficult for couples over 50. Some call this a gray divorce. The ending of a relationship that has lasted decades presents challenges typically not present in other divorces. We will examine some of the reasons for...
