From a wealth management standpoint, the most critical component of property division in divorce is the careful handling of qualified and non-qualified retirement assets. Too often, couples simply ...

Tax season has officially started, and while the IRS won’t begin processing tax returns until January 27, Americans can start preparing now to avoid any surprises. For couples getting divorced, tax ...

There are many financial planning considerations before, during, and after a divorce. A key part of the process from a financial standpoint is dividing the assets. Generally, couples split the value ...

When a marriage breaks down and one partner has carried the financial load, the idea of splitting everything in half can feel ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Marital divorces are often difficult under the best of circumstances, but tensions may be even higher when the marital estate includes substantial interests the married couple own jointly in private ...

In fact, some 40% to 50% of marriages end in divorce, according to Divorce.com. As for second and third marriages? Those rates are even higher — on the order of 60% and 73%, respectively. “Money,” ...