If you're getting a divorce, one of the things you may want to do is avoid paying alimony over time. It can be difficult to pay alimony month after month, especially if there is no particular end date. Never knowing when you can sever the relationship with your ex is...
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Diagnosing parental alienation could help children during divorce
Parents are demanding that the courts do more to help prevent parental alienation, according to a news report from May 11. Parents' rights groups across the United States brought attention to an annual day to recognize the risk of parental alienation and to begin...
Avoid making these divorce mistakes
There are many mistakes you could make when going through a high net worth divorce. While no divorce is easy and many are not pleasant to go through, the reality is that you could lose more than expected if you're not careful about what you do next. One of the biggest...
Should you buy a house together if you’re not married?
If you and your significant other are unmarried but live together, you may still build up a collection of assets that you've purchased together. Unlike in a marriage, your assets aren't immediately divisible based on your shared interests, though, if you choose to...
How can parents lose custody or visitation rights?
Child custody arrangements can be some of the most difficult to make during a divorce. You want to create a fair parenting plan, but the thought of seeing your child less often than every day is something you don't want to agree to. Despite that, you and your spouse...
Can you take a tax deduction for paying alimony?
The end of alimony has hit couples in Connecticut and is starting to make waves, according to a recent report. After an alimony deduction has been available for splitting couples for the last 75 years, it is now no longer available due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of...
Thinking about big-picture finances during divorce
It's easy to look just at the short-term financial picture when going through a divorce, but it can be disastrous. It is critical that you think about every decision through the lens of your big-picture financial plans. For instance, one woman did not have a job, and...
Setting your child support expectations
If you're considering a divorce in Connecticut and children are involved, you are probably wondering what the outcome of child support payments will be. You might even be wondering what it will take to either not have to pay, or to make sure you are paid. Fortunately,...
Who gets alimony in a divorce?
When a couple divorces and children are involved, figuring child support is almost always a part of the process. It is based on different factors, such as who earns the most money, who has the children the most time and so on. Alimony, however, is not always a...
What are the Connecticut child custody laws?
If you are considering a divorce in Connecticut and you have children, you should make sure you know the laws regarding child custody. The way that those laws might affect child custody decisions in your divorce will be important and could influence your next move....
