Pets and Divorce
Who gets the dog or cat in a divorce? The answer may surprise you.
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Who gets the dog or cat in a divorce? The answer may surprise you.
Dividing your assets is never easy, but when it comes to the family home, it can be fraught with emotion.
It’s no surprise that with divorce comes financial restructuring. But when you’re separating assets and budgeting for solo payments, you don’t want to be caught off guard by unanticipated costs. A recent article highlighted some often overlooked areas.
The phrase “prenuptial agreement” can be an uncomfortable subject to introduce into a relationship dialogue. Lately, however, that is not the case. According to a recent article, there has been a jump in the number of prenups in the last several years, and millennials are the reason.
As we shared in a recent blog post, substance abuse and/or mental health issues have prompted a new generation of grandparents who, after parenting their children, are now raising their grandchildren. Custodial grandparenting isn't new but the numbers have grown significantly.
You may not be thinking about your credit score during the process of a divorce, but if you ignore it completely, you could find yourself with a poor credit rating, according to a recent article.
Your divorce is behind you. But your estate documents are still “married.” Now is the time to reevaluate your estate plan so you’re not forever tied to your ex-spouse.
As recently as tax year 2017, eligible persons were able to claim exemptions from their adjusted gross income of as much as $4,050 per dependent child.
Did you ever wonder what month has the highest divorce rate? According to a recent news report, that month is January. Why would the dawn of a new year be so very busy for such a major marital decision?
Custodial grandparenting isn’t new, but the numbers have grown so significantly that the trend has prompted a new descriptor: the “grandfamily,” according to a recent Washington Post article.
There’s a growing trend in the United States for babies to be born out of wedlock, according to an article in the New York Post. Unmarried parents now account for 40 percent of births, as compared to 10 percent in 1970.
An estimated 80,000+ grandparents are raising their grandchildren in Pennsylvania, in part due to the opioid crisis which is rendering parents incapable, according to a recent news article.