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Maintaining Life Insurance After Getting Divorced Generally, life insurance is maintained by both parties after the divorce The payor spouse would like to be seen maintaining life insurance in an amount sufficient enough to cover child support You should check the term of your insurance policy to ensure that it will last until the emancipation […]

Dependency Tax Exemptions Dependency exemptions are allocated by the court, depending on a relative income of the parties If both parties benefit from the exemption and there is one child, that child’s dependency exemption would be alternated If there are more than two children, exemptions would be split, as long as both parents have use for […]

Dividing Estate Assets in a Divorce If you had something prior to the marriage, that will be considered in the divorce; It may or may not be divided 50/50 Inheritances may become an issue, depending on when you receive them, and how you use them There are 18 factors that a court relies on, in […]

Uninsured Medical Expenses in a Divorce Most uninsured medical expenses are split 50/50 A problem with uninsured medical bills is how one party informs the other party of the bill Most parties do not want to contact their divorced spouse once a month for bills, but it is also not fair to contact one another […]

Alimony Up until mid 2012, alimony was generally a lifetime payment The new alimony law is that it sets term limits on the time limit for how long alimony is payable, depending on how long the party has been married They will take the number of months you have been married; Percentages vary from 60 […]

Payments for Extracurricular Activities in a Divorce These payments will be included in your divorce agreement, and it will generally work out as being shared between the parties If one member of the party does not want to pay for the extracurricular activity, that issue can go to the judge The judge will observe relative […]

Time Length on Paying Alimony If you have been married for 15-20 years, you are in the highest category for paying alimony  

Divorce Finalization Time Frame It can be difficult for the parties to agree on basic issues, such as developing a parenting plan, and selling property Contested divorces can generally take longer than an uncontested divorce If the parties cannot come to an agreement, a judge will make the decision via trial

Divorce Time Frame It takes approximately 9-14 months for a divorce to follow through Depending on how the parties cooperate and communicate, it can take less than 9 months or more than 14 months