For many couples, dividing retirement accounts can be one of the most stressful aspects of divorce. After all, your future financial health often depends on this savings. Dividing retirement savings for military spouses involves an additional challenge: dividing...
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Does my divorce affect the firm I partner in?
If you are getting a divorce, you might wonder what effect, if any, this has on the business you became a partner in. Does this count as an asset your future ex-spouse may gain rights to in a divorce or is it off limits? Unfortunately, unless there was a legitimate...
How to tell young kids about divorce
When couples decide to divorce, one of the initial challenges is telling the kids. It is a difficult conversation to have no matter what ages the kids are, but when it is a young child, there are certain ways the parents should approach it. According to Today’s...
Does social media play a role in divorce?
Social media has become a centerpiece in many of people’s lives. It is a way to catch up with old friends, a way to keep up with family and a way to pass the time. While it may affect many different aspects of your life, you may not think twice about it when it comes...
Social networking during a divorce can prove unfriendly
Social media is so universal that you might question whether something really happened if someone did not post an online photo or status update. Hyper-connectivity can bring your world closer together, but it can also reveal too much intimate detail to too many...
Penuptial agreements can protect ideas as well as assets
When matrimonial attorneys in Kentucky and around the country were polled in 2016, three in five of them said they were drafting more prenuptial agreements. What the survey did not reveal is that many of these prenuptial agreements were requested by individuals who...
Divorcing couples have options for the family home
For many people who are going through divorce in Kentucky, the family home is the most valuable asset they own. In some cases, the couple sells the house in order to divide the proceeds in the divorce settlement. In other cases, especially those where the couple has...
Divorce linked to certain personality traits
People in Kentucky decide to divorce for a wide variety of reasons. Couples may struggle with financial stress, separation, infidelity or addiction, or they may simply grow apart. However, there are some common personality traits that have been frequently linked to...
Key ways to make divorce less miserable
Many people in Kentucky and other states would agree that when it comes to horrible life experiences, divorce would definitely appear high on the list. Unfortunately, it is a reality for almost 50% of all marriages. Thankfully, couples who are at the end of a marriage...
How big is the impact of money on happy marriages?
Couples in Kentucky who are facing financial difficulties might be interested in the findings from a study that focused on marital satisfaction over the first five years of marriage. The general belief in the past was that couples began their married journey full of...
