In our last post, we commented that divorce settlements do not always need to be measured in strict financial terms to be considered fair. In other words, couples should not necessarily assume in property division negotiations that the only way to negotiate with one...
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Year: 2016
How Does ‘Imputed Income’ Affect Child Support?
In Washington, as in other states, the family law courts order child support payments based (at least in part) on the parents' income levels. This means that whether you are seeking support payments or you are the one who has to pay, your income will play a direct...
Burning down the house: divorce settlement leads to husband’s fiery outburst
Divorce can obviously be a very contentious process when the relationship has ended in a particularly upsetting manner. When couples enter into the divorce process with animosity toward one another, bad things can happen. Parties are more likely to fight over...
Why work with an attorney to negotiate your marital agreement? P.2
We’ve been looking in recent posts at the topic of marital agreements, specifically agreements established during a marriage. As we’ve noted, such agreements are becoming more popular among couples, but it is important for parties to such an agreement to...
Why work with an attorney to negotiate your marital agreement?
Last time, we began looking at the increasing popularity and potential uses for postnuptial agreements. As we noted, marital agreements--those negotiated once a couple has contracted a marriage--can be a useful tool for protecting assets in the event of divorce or...
More and more couples using postnuptial agreement to control property division outcome
The prospect of splitting up property in divorce is a stressful reality for many couples, particularly those who have significant assets to lose in divorce. Those who stand to lose a lot in divorce don’t have to sit back and allow it to happen, though. There are steps...
‘American Pie’ singer waives prenuptial agreement rights in divorce settlement
Last month, Don McLean of 'American Pie' fame reached a settlement with his wife of 30 years, Patrisha McLean. McLean's wife filed for divorce back in March after an incident which led to his arrest and subsequent domestic violence charges. In her divorce filing,...
Can children testify in divorce?
Divorce dramatically affects the whole family, and this includes the children. Kids often have very adamant opinions about the entire proceeding. In many cases, they also have a clear preference for which parent they want to live with the majority of the time. This...
On women and financial disadvantages after divorce, P.2
In our last post, we looked briefly at an article which highlighted the financial challenges faced by women after divorce and the need for divorcing women to work with an experienced advocate to ensure they are not disadvantaged in the divorce process. A zealous...
On women and financial disadvantages after divorce
A recent article in The Atlantic looked at the interesting topic of the financial gap between men and women in divorce. As the article points out, while the common assumption is that women come out better than men in divorce, women actually generally see a decline in...