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Retirement Savings and Pension Plans in Divorce
The process of dividing assets and debts in a divorce can be very complex and confusing. Some assets—like a paid-off car or television—are fairly easy to identify as part of the marital estate, and allocating them to one spouse or the other is relatively straightforward. Other assets are not quite so simple to handle. Retirement investments and pensions, for example, present a number of complications in aContinue reading
How Your Stock Options May Be Affected By Divorce
Like most other property, stock options are divided in a divorcelargely in accordance with how and when they were acquired. Stock options can vary and at the time of the divorce, they may or may not be exercised depending on whether the right to exercise the stock options has vested. There are also issues of whether or not the stock options are given as past, current,Continue reading
Paying Down Marital Debt Prior to Divorce
When divorce seems to be imminent in your relationship, you are well-advised to being preparing for the process. Preparation can obviously take many forms, but among the most important decisions to be made will almost always be financial considerations. At some point along the way, you and your spouse will need to determine how your property and assets will be divided, or, if you cannotContinue reading
Forensic Accountants and the Divorce Process
In today’s media-driven society, the word “forensic” probably brings to mind episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation or mini-documentaries like The FBI Files. Of course, forensic investigations certainly include the white-coated technicians equipped with blacklights, microscopes, and DNA-analyzing technology, but forensic science encompasses much more than crime scenes and lab work. Forensic scientists are trained to gather, analyze, and categorize pieces of evidence or information related to theContinue reading
Steps to Financially Prepare for Divorce
The beginning months of every year have been historically the most popular months to file for divorce. Whether you are the person who has made the legal move to end your marriage–or your spouse has–there are several steps you should take to avoid making costly financial mistakes. Who Handles the Money in Your Marriage? It is quite common in many marriages for one spouse to be theContinue reading