Category: Divorce Tips
Managing Financial Conflict in Divorce
June 28, 2022 – Managing conflict is more important than resolution in divorce. We don’t resolve conflict at first; we handle it with a mix of vulnerability and wisdom with the goal of resolution. Furthermore, in divorce the resolution is not a compromise. It can and should be a shared solution that is instead, at … Continue reading Managing Financial Conflict in Divorce
Social Security and Divorce
January 6, 2022 – The first thing to know about social security payments in retirement is that your divorce terms do not determine how much social security you’ll get FROM SOCIAL SECURITY e.g. the government program that is social security. Here are the two general rules for social security: If you were married for 10 … Continue reading Social Security and Divorce
Divorce and the New Tax Law
The new tax law, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA,”) impacts many of the most commonly negotiated terms in divorce. I’ll briefly cover just a few here. Please be sure to review your tax status with your tax planner or attorney before next year. Alimony: For divorce decrees after December 31, 2018, alimony … Continue reading Divorce and the New Tax Law
In Divorce, Nearly Missed Opportunity – The Mortgage Payment
An attorney called me concerned that her client, Jill*, would not be able to afford to keep the family home after divorce. Jill wanted to keep that home but the attorney believed her budget couldn’t tolerate the payment. Jill insisted that she could figure out a way to make it work on her salary as … Continue reading In Divorce, Nearly Missed Opportunity – The Mortgage Payment
Deferred Maintenance on the Primary Home or other Real Estate in Divorce
A post divorce prospective client, Linda*, called me last week. She signed her divorce decree over a year earlier and is now trying to divide property and accounts. Linda was awarded the home and previously unidentified expenses have come up. She may have to sell the home as is, at a reduced value. Likely proceeds … Continue reading Deferred Maintenance on the Primary Home or other Real Estate in Divorce