Alimony payments mandated by divorce agreements could lose their beneficial tax treatment. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, unveiled on Thursday, includes a provision to kill the deduction that taxpayers get for making such payments to an ex-spouse. Although it’s just one of the many tax breaks eliminated under the legislation, experts say it will […]
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Divorce is complicated – legally, financially, and emotionally. Dividing up property a couple has acquired throughout their marriage (also known as marital property) can be one of the most contentious aspects of divorce. Luckily, divorce attorneys can help alleviate some of your legal and financial stresses by advocating for a division of property that works in
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Physical Health Parental divorce affects children’s physical health and longevity. Those who experience parental divorce or separation are more likely to have health problems1) (often in spite of maternal remarriage) such as a significant increase in injury rates, an increased risk of asthma, and increased risk of asthma-related emergencies. Children whose parents divorce are also
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Over 40 million people in the United States suffer a mental illness in any given year. These millions of mental health issues, in turn, affect millions of marriages each year. Each state has its own laws governing how a person’s mental health issues can affect divorce, child custody, and alimony. This article explains how mental
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“Are stepkids responsible for couple’s split?” Based on statistics and the picture of stepfamily reality emerging from the most recent longitudinal studies, most researchers who know their stuff will tell you the supposed “surprising reason” behind breakup is anything but. Many blended families are in far from ideal circumstances to create a happy remarriage with
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This is a very interesting article from Fox News: According to a new study and divorce attorneys, couples are also feuding over politics — especially President Trump — with many of them breaking up and even heading to divorce court. New data from Wakefield Research, an Arlington, Virginia-based polling firm, one in 10 couples (married
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States have different rules about how property is divided at divorce. Florida law requires an equitable, or fair, division of property between the spouses. The law says that equitable usually means equal—but a judge who believes that a precisely equal division would be unfair can divide the property in a different proportion after considering all
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In order to obtain alimony, there has got to be a need for assistance on the part of the requesting party and an ability to pay alimony on the part of the other party. Thus, one party may claim that they cannot pay their basic monthly bills without the help of the other. An alimony
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Divorce rates are highest among couples in their 20s. What causes ‘starter marriages’ to fall apart, and what can you learn from them? Every divorce is an individual grief; it is also, however, part of a greater cultural story. This is not just that divorce rates are high, though that is part of it. Almost
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New Year, New You? January has become known as “divorce month”. Not only do the number of divorces nationwide spike in January, but the number of online searches for divorce and divorce-related terms also spike in January and continue through March, with a peak in late March. (Perhaps March should also be titled “divorce month” because
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When any civil lawsuit is filed in Florida, the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure dictate how the papers must be delivered to the opposing party (respondent). Divorces fall under the civil lawsuit category. The process for delivering legal papers is called Service of Process.If you don’t follow the rules of service properly, your case may
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PROBLEMS FACE DIVORCING LGBTQ COUPLES. Do LGBTQ couples face unusual problems in divorce? Now that LGBTQ marriages are legally recognized, those couples seeking to divorce are facing unusual problems. It’s not a subject that marriage-equality groups tend to trumpet on their websites, but gay couples are at the start of a divorce boom. The
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A recent paternity case in Florida involved a young man who discovered his girlfriend was pregnant. In preparation for the birth of his son, he painted the walls of a bedroom. He filled them with characters from a Disney classic. Weeks before the child’s birth, he planned a baby shower. His girlfriend, at the top
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You’re involved in a legal dispute, perhaps even a civil lawsuit. Why settle out of court? What are the pros and cons of settling out of court? What do you get when you combine a litigious American public with an overburdened court system? The answer is: a majority of civil cases that settle before reaching
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If there are mental health issues involved with divorce, it’s important to know the whole story before calling it quits. The realities of divorce include the high split rate for people with mental illnesses. A study of mental disorders, marriage and divorce published in 2011 found that a sample of 18 mental disorders all increased
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