Sale of Real Estate During Divorce: Issues to Consider: “
You and your spouse agree to sell the house (or other real estate) and divide the money from the sale 50%-50%. Here are some of the issues that come up in many divorces:
While the house is listed for sale, who can live there?
How will […]
Dividing up assets in a divorce is hard enough already. Now, it’s getting tougher to count the money.
The popularity of hedge funds, stock-option grants and other investments that can be tricky to value is giving warring spouses something new to fight over. At the same time, the IRS is keeping a sharp lookout for […]
When it comes to splitting assets during a divorce, the house and retirement funds are usually the biggest. As the housing market tumbles, retirement assets are taking center stage.
But deciding who gets what and how much when the Golden Years roll around can be tricky.
‘That old saying that ‘the devil is in the details’ […]
When someone getting divorced has a retirement benefit or retirement income, their spouse may want to receive part of it as alimony. However, at the time of the divorce, the value of the pension interest is typically divided between the parties as part of the property settlement in the divorce. So an issue […]
If unhappiness describes the general mood of your marriage and talk of going separate ways is becoming commonplace; it’s time to get your act together. Divorce sounds likely. Have you given much thought to your finances? It’s time.
Two experts in the subject — a lawyer who has been divorced and a certified financial planner […]
