An indemnity clause is something you don’t hear about a lot when it comes to the typical divorce. When you file for divorce, there are so many things to remember that getting down into the weeds with a term like this can be daunting, but if you aren’t sure about…
According to an NEFE (National Endowment for Financial Education) study, a record 33 percent of Americans are committing acts of financial betrayal against their spouses. Some of the common cases for these “financial affairs” that often lead to one spouse deciding to file for divorce include the following: Secret credit…
Couples who are working through their divorce papers will have to face several issues when negotiating a final agreement. In the past, one of the “lighter” loads of this process has been that of health insurance adjustments. These are typically spelled out in the final decree, but what isn’t always…
If you’ve decided to file for divorce, or maybe you’re going through one right now through no preference of your own, then there will be many financial questions arise as to how certain things will be affected moving forward. In a recent article for MarketWatch, columnist Robert Powell took aim…
A new study first reported by MarketWatch points out an interesting result regarding the credit scores of individuals who file for divorce. They actually go up! While this may seem counterintuitive considering the high cost of many divorces — filing divorce forms with an attorney, for instance, can cost more…
One fact that holds true about the troubles most marriages face — whether it’s a couple deciding to file for divorce or to enter counseling for their issues — is that finances are a big deal. The struggle that money can cause is often named as the number one reason…
Jeff Landers, author of the new book, Divorce: Think Financially, Not Emotionally – What Women Need To Know About Securing Their Financial Future Before, During, And After Divorce, stopped by Forbes this week with a piece on how women can cope with their husbands’ financial threats while the divorce papers…
A recent study from Kansas State University confirmed what common knowledge has known for quite some time — finances are the biggest reason that a couple decides to file for divorce. However, KSU went a bit further in its survey of 4,500 couples and discovered some further reasons for why…
If you’re not planning on a do it yourself divorce, then the proceedings can get expensive. Depending on how combative your soon-to-be-ex is, they could get very expensive, in fact. And any time lawyers are involved with more than simply helping you learn how to file for divorce on your…
Besides the whole gravity thing, either love or money make the world go ’round; the catch is we aren’t exactly sure which one, or how much of both, cause the earth to make its orbit. If you look at the link between divorce and finances, you’re inclined to believe money…