Coupled with all the emotional and legal complexities of a divorce in Florida is the financial disentanglement and division of your marital property. And this can significantly impact your taxes and other financial matters. If you are navigating a divorce, you will want to understand how marital property division, child support, and spousal support have …
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How to Manage Your Assets, Debts, and Property Division Decisions in Preparation for Your Divorce in Virginia
Divorce isn’t just the emotional and physical end of a marriage. It’s also the dissolution of two deeply intertwined financial lives. You have probably amassed a home, vehicles, a mortgage, credit card bills, retirement accounts, and investments during your marriage. And the law says that before you can settle your divorce, you and your spouse …
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Hogue Cases: What Impact Have They Had For Spouses Navigating a Military Divorce?
If you are going through divorce, you know it is challenging. When one or both spouses are military service members, there are additional legal complexities. While civilian divorces are regulated by individual state law, federal and international laws often intersect with state law in a military divorce. What are the Hogue Cases? The Hogue cases …
10 Dumbest Mistakes in Divorce Cases
Going through a divorce is an emotional process that often leads to regrettable mistakes. These mistakes can make your divorce more expensive and damage your relationship with your children and other family members. With so much at stake—such as asset division, spousal support, and child custody—it’s crucial to avoid common errors. To help, we have …
Summer Visitation Schedules – How to Keep Your Cool With Your Co-Parent After a Divorce in North Carolina
Summertime is around the corner, and keeping to agreed-upon visitation schedules can be challenging when working around the end of the school year, summer camps and activities, and separate vacation plans. Unfortunately, when summer temperatures soar, co-parents often find it hard to keep their cool with each other. At Melone Hatley, P.C., our experienced Charlotte …
Why Do I Need To Update My Estate Plan After Divorce?
Divorce can be a messy process that takes a toll on you emotionally, physically, and financially. It is not just about dividing assets and selling your home. It is essential that you understand the legal aspects of it, including your responsibilities and obligations towards your estate. One thing you might overlook during this process is …
What Is A QDRO?
If you are going through divorce in North Carolina, it can raise several challenges. Even if you have successfully litigated and fought for child custody and visitation, child support, alimony or spousal support, and the division of the marital assets through equitable distribution, there may still be more that needs to be done. During the …
Steps For Fathers To Win Their Child Custody Battle
What Steps Can A Father Take In A Child Custody Battle? In the case of child custody, it is not about winning or losing. Your child is not a prize in a game. They are precious to you, and you very naturally want full custody. You believe you are the right person to raise and …