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Navigating a Divorce When You Co-Own a Business
In a divorce, a judge unwinds a couple’s financial entanglements. But what happens if you own a business together with your spouse? In...

Alan Jacobs
May 7, 20192 min read
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10 Things You Need To Know About Divorce And Financial Aid
There are ten things you need to know about divorce and financial aid and these ten things could help you to significantly reduce the...

Alan Jacobs
Apr 30, 20191 min read
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How Much Can I Save Mediating My Divorce?
The fees to simply retain an attorney for each party in a divorce start around $5,000 for an average case. That means you will spend...

Alan Jacobs
Apr 9, 20193 min read
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Gray Divorce: How Divorcing Later In Life Can Affect Your Retirement Plans
Over the past quarter-century, as the divorce rate among couples 25 to 39 years old decreased 21%, the rate of divorce among adults 50...

Alan Jacobs
Apr 2, 20192 min read
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Debt and Divorce
Finances are the leading cause of stress in a relationship, and disagreements over debt—accumulating it, managing it, and getting it paid...

Alan Jacobs
Mar 26, 20193 min read
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Alimony After the 2017 Tax Code Changes
One of the givens for divorcing couples in the United States has always been the alimony is deducted from the payor’s income and...

Alan Jacobs
Mar 19, 20192 min read
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Divorce Mediation - What to Expect
Many times the thought of going to court to resolve issues pending in your divorce is frightening. Accordingly, it makes sense, prior to...

Alan Jacobs
Mar 5, 20191 min read
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Calculating a Pension’s Present Value
When someone has a monthly pension, sometimes they would like to keep that pension for themselves and pay the other spouse the cash...

Alan Jacobs
Feb 19, 20192 min read
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The Need for Budgets in Divorce Mediation
Budget preparation, even in the best of times, is not exactly an enjoyable task that people look forward to. Yet, it’s something that is...

Alan Jacobs
Feb 12, 20191 min read
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Helping Divorcing Couples Divide Belongings
The technique used by most divorcing couples for dividing furnishings and personal belongings is simple. The parties create a master list...

Alan Jacobs
Feb 5, 20191 min read
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After Your Divorce: You’re Not Done Until You Do These Things
What many people don’t realize is that, even though your divorce judgment says who gets what after your divorce, the judgment alone...

Alan Jacobs
Jan 22, 20192 min read
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Mediating Child Support Provides Flexibility
When you mediate your divorce, you generally have more flexibility in determining a child support solution that works for everyone. By...

Alan Jacobs
Oct 8, 20182 min read
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How To Handle Money With Your Ex After Divorce
Disagreements about money can put stress on a marriage. Hopefully, like the author of this excellent article, as you went through your...

Alan Jacobs
Sep 26, 20182 min read
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Social Security Rules to Know If You're Divorced
Social Security benefits will likely account for a substantial amount of your retirement income, so you'll want to get the maximum...

Alan Jacobs
Sep 24, 20181 min read
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What Impact Does Remarriage Have on Child Support?
It is not an uncommon situation: You divorced several years ago and agreed to monthly child support payments. But now you're remarrying,...

Alan Jacobs
Sep 21, 20181 min read
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Selling Your Home While Going Through a Divorce
In this blog posting, Jennifer Safian interviews David Perry, a certified divorce real estate broker on: how his role differs when...

Alan Jacobs
Aug 9, 20181 min read
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Should You Get a Divorce Now or Later?
As I've written previously, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) that took effect in January has added a new urgency for wealthy...

Alan Jacobs
Jul 31, 20182 min read
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The New Tax Code’s Impact on Divorce
Divorces are difficult, but add to them the stress of trying to understand tax law, and the road ahead looks even darker. One bright spot...

Alan Jacobs
Jul 16, 20184 min read
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4 Risks of Pension Plans in Divorce
Although the number of pension plans has significantly declined over the years there are still many of them out there, and many divorcing...

Alan Jacobs
Jul 9, 20182 min read
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Four Steps for Dividing Marital Property
One of the most important steps in creating a divorce agreement is deciding how you will divide marital (or joint) property. This is...

Alan Jacobs
May 29, 20181 min read
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