Besides the emotional and relationship issues that divorce presents us with, understanding the tax issues associated with getting a marital dissolution can be challenging. The good news is that where divorce costs might typically not be deductible, legal advice and representation surrounding matters of ‘tax’, ‘investment’, or ‘business and/or production of income property’ involved in [...]
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Divorce and Taxes
Posted in Divorce, tagged alimony, child custody, divorce costs, equitable divorce, filing status, property divisions, Qualified Domestic Relations Order, tax returns on January 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Love is in the Air – Planning Past the Wedding
Posted in Banking, Credit/Debt, Divorce, Education, Home Ownership, Insurance, Investments, Retirement, Savings, tagged allowance, credit cards, credit score, debt, financial personality, financial planner, inheritance, Insurance, saver, spender, wedding, wedding planning on February 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Have you noticed the magazine covers this month? Not that one — Sports Illustrated notwithstanding, you are probably looking at several wedding covers on the magazines in your grocery checkout line. If you have young adults in your family, chances are you’ve experienced the wedding vortex on some level or may soon. If you are a [...]
A Shorter, Cheaper (and Less Painful) Divorce?
Posted in Divorce, tagged collaborative divorce, collaborative law specialists, Divorce on February 5, 2010 | 3 Comments »
In December, Brett Arends used his column in the Wall Street Journal to give Mrs. Tiger Woods some advice regarding how to deal with her husband’s philandering ways (WSJ, 12/11/09). Most of his advice was fairly typical (don’t rush to decisions, keep things private, etc.), but one of his recommendations was relatively new, because the [...]