When going through a divorce, you will have to deal with the division of assets. This is often one of the most difficult parts of the divorce for many people. To understand asset division better, it is important to understand community and separate property first and...
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Mental illness and divorce: 3 tips for co-parenting
Divorce can trigger or worsen symptoms of many mental illnesses, such as anxiety and depression. While you may find this a cause for worry, GoodTherapy notes that diagnosis alone cannot affect your rights to child custody or visitation. Whether you or your ex-spouse...
What is wasteful dissipation in a divorce?
Divorce proceedings all too often lead to fights over marital property. As couples brace themselves for a major life adjustment, they may alter their financial habits. While one partner may try to save to prepare for the cost of litigation and a lifestyle with one...
Does wealth add antagonism to divorce?
Popular myth states that wealthier couples will usually fight more often and fight in more extravagant and angry ways. While the logic behind this myth may make sense at first, it begins to fall apart when looking at the details more closely. Wealth and arguments in...
Building your retirement after going through divorce
Divorce can change the way your finances look, which could alter your future plans. Prioritizing retirement planning after an event as dynamic as divorce can help you stay on course. Knowing some strategies for rebuilding your retirement savings can give you a head...
How to tell children about divorce
Divorce is not easy on anyone, and the news of parents separating can be especially difficult for children. Sharing the news with them is essential, but there are some strategies to use that will help reduce emotions and stress. The exact words and strategy that you...
Can you get Social Security using an ex-spouse’s work record?
When you plan for retirement as a married resident of New Jersey, you may count on your partner and his or her retirement contributions to help support you once you no longer receive employment income. Yet, if your marriage ends in divorce, your retirement picture...
How can mediation help with parenting plans?
Most divorcing parents will say that above all else, what they want to prioritize is the well-being of their child and their happiness in the future. To that end, having a good parenting plan in place is one of the best ways to ensure that this happens. Writing down...
What is the role of a divorce mediator?
Divorce mediators play a central role when people decide to opt for mediation as they seek to part from one another. But what exactly do these mediators do? What role do they play and how do they fulfill it? How mediation works Forbes discusses the important figures...
Mediation and valuing your specific business in divorce
Every business is as unique as the people running it and doubly so when you and your spouse build a business from the ground up together. It can mean a lot of pain when it comes time to divide it up when the marriage does not work out. Some types of business and work...