by Collaborative Law Professionals | Apr 17, 2023 | Blog, Collaborative Law, Family Law
Getting divorced is difficult for everyone involved. The hopes, dreams, and plans that have been made are now shifted; the future may feel unknown. The uncertainty can include but is certainly not limited to finances, children, family relationships, mental health,...
by Collaborative Law Professionals | Nov 11, 2022 | Blog, Collaborative Law, Family Law
As noted in a recent Wall Street Journal article, inflation is having a significant impact on divorces. Increases in alimony and child-support payments tend to be tied to the consumer-price index, a measure of what consumers pay for goods and services that has grown...
by Collaborative Law Professionals | Jun 9, 2021 | Collaborative Law, Family Law
Many people today are considering divorcing their partners. Surprisingly, the group with the highest rising divorce rate is seniors over 50. The trend among this group of people is called “gray divorce”. Sometimes the divorce is happening as the parties waited until...
by Collaborative Law Professionals | May 24, 2021 | Estate & Business Planning, Family Law
You read in the paper that a local business just sold for $15 million. You feel your spouse’s company is about one-third the size of that operation. Does that mean your spouse has a $5 million business? A friend said she heard you can determine the worth of a business...
by Collaborative Law Professionals | May 5, 2021 | Family Law
I hear a common theme in my cases recently. “I don’t want to talk to my friends after being on Zoom school all day”. “I can’t talk to anyone in school wearing a mask”. Kids are feeling alone and isolated whether they are attending school in person or not. Recently, a...
by Collaborative Law Professionals | Apr 28, 2021 | Family Law
Divorce and mortgage financing concerns are often a touchy subject in divorce situations. Particularly when one spouse is dependent upon income awarded from the divorce for mortgage qualifying purposes and also when contingent liabilities are present, such as a...