Splitting Savings Accounts Savings accounts, retirement accounts, investment accounts, etc. will all, typically, be split during the divorce process. Depending on what state you’re located in, that may mean that the marital portion of those accounts is split 50/50, or it may mean that the marital portion of those accounts…
How Is Debt Divided in Divorce? In short, debt is generally divided either 50/50 or in a manner that is considered to be “equitable.” When it comes to unsecured debt, such as credit card debt, you can expect to be responsible for around half of the debt accumulated in a…
What Does It Mean for Something to Be Entered into Evidence? Believe it or not, you can’t just show up to court with a boatload of evidence to prove all of spouse’s misdeeds over the past decade and demand that the judge factor that evidence into his or her decision….
Your Obligations and Rights Let’s say you show up at your ex’s house for your parent time, but your ex informs you that you can’t take your child unless you take his or her stepsiblings or half-siblings. Do you have to do that? Unless you have extremely unusual circumstances, the…
How Do Klarna, Afterpay, Affirm, and Other BNPL Apps Work? Buy now; pay later (also known as BNPL) are payment options that allow customers to stretch out their payments over a short period of time. For example, you can buy a $100 pair of shoes with a BNPL app, but…
When You’ve Used Separate Funds and Marital Funds While you’re likely to get separate funds that you’ve invested in a home, you may have to split equity that was accrued after the marriage. If your relative passes away and leaves you an inheritance, that inheritance is generally considered to be…
Who Does the Child-Support Belong To? While you may think that the child support belongs to your ex, it actually belongs to your child. Although your ex may have the authority to spend the child support on anything they believe will benefit the child’s best interests, the point of child…
What Is a Motion? A motion is, in the most simple terms, a request, typically from one party to the judge. For example, in a criminal case, an attorney may file a motion for a directed verdict. This specific motion means that the attorney is asking the judge to issue…
How Can I Win in Divorce? Have Reasonable Expectations In order to “win” in divorce, you need to have reasonable expectations of what “winning” really means. Winning often means many things to many different people: some may feel like they won if they got half of everything while others may…
What Is Summary Judgment? In the most simple terms, what is summary judgment is best understood as a request a party can make when they believe that the law and lack of evidence are so overwhelmingly in their favor that a trial is unnecessary. In order to get a summary…
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