If you and your spouse can work out child support payments on your own, then you should know that you don't necessarily have to go by the state's guidelines. However, it's important to know how much your child should get and why. Most people who pay child support pay...
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Dividing assets? Avoid uncertainty by staying out of court
Connecticut is an equitable distribution state, which means that your marital property will be divided fairly but not necessarily equally. This can work well for couples who earn incomes of varying levels or who put in different amounts of money into the relationship....
How much support is too much? Protecting your lifestyle
While many people wonder how they can get more child support, some people actually have a different problem. That problem is receiving too much. How much child support is too much child support? It's a sincere question that should be answered. When child support...
Changes in tax laws bring alimony to the spotlight
As of 2019, alimony is going to be changing during tax season. After 2018, anyone who enters into a divorce will no longer be able to deduct alimony from their taxes. Those who receive alimony will not be taxed on it. This is good for the people receiving alimony...
Does alimony have a place in modern divorces?
One thing many people asked in today's world is if alimony has a place in modern divorces. Unlike divorces in the past, alimony is not needed to support a woman or spouse who does not work. In the past, it was expected that mothers would stay home with their children...
Who gets the engagement ring? There’s no easy answer
If you give someone an engagement ring, is it your right to ask for it back if you break off the engagement or decide to later get a divorce? This is something many people question, and there isn't actually an easy answer. Courts often disagree on who the engagement...
Busy parents: Consider third-party custody arrangements
Child-custody deliberations are always some of the most intense in divorces. Both parents generally want to have a say, and they may have good reasons for wanting the schedules they propose. Even in well-meaning negotiations, there can be struggles with custody...
You can protect digital assets during your marriage and divorce
Digital assets may be an important part of your divorce. If that's the case, then you need to know how to protect them. For many people, protecting digital assets starts before marriage. Prior to getting married, you can seek digital asset protection through a...
Angelina Jolie accuses Brad Pitt of not paying child support
When you think about divorce, one of the issues that may pop into your mind is child support. When a couple has a child or children together, there is a high likelihood that one parent will need to pay support. That's the case even when both people are independently...
Prenuptials and alimony: Eliminating the risk
As a young person looking to get married, one thing you may want to know more about is prenuptial agreements and how one could help you avoid alimony in the case of divorce in the future. A prenuptial agreement isn't always easy to approach with your betrothed, but...