The division of marital property can be a thorny issue in divorces. For couples with complex or substantial assets, the stakes are higher, and the process can be fraught with tension and conflict. In Kentucky, marital property typically encompasses any assets the...
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How can you protect your retirement accounts in a divorce?
While divorce may be the best step forward for you and your spouse, there is no denying that it might significantly disrupt key areas of your personal life. In particular, going through with a divorce will likely entail splitting your retirement assets with your...
Will your insurance costs go up after a divorce?
A divorce can bring significant changes in various aspects of one's life, including insurance. Understanding how a divorce might impact insurance is critical to help manage expenses during this challenging time. Insurance, particularly auto and health, can see changes...
What happens if your spouse is hiding assets in your divorce?
Divorce is a highly-complicated matter even at the best of times. If your divorce is particularly contentious, it is possible that one side might make things even more complex by attempting to hide assets. Individuals who seek to hide assets during a divorce do so in...
Why you should still retain an attorney for your uncontested divorce
Uncontested divorces are typically easier to navigate without the conflict that comes from litigation. Mutual agreement on the elements of the divorce may lull you into a false sense of security that you can handle the legal process without an attorney. In fact, many...
How to use social media during your divorce
Thanks to social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok, there are few secrets anymore. You can learn all about your aunt's medical issues and your ex-boyfriend's current political views online. For many in Louisville, sharing their life events...
Getting a postnuptial agreement can divorce-proof your business
When divorce seems imminent, your mind will surely drift to thoughts of how you will maintain your lifestyle after the split. Your top priority as a business owner is to ensure that you can continue to operate even though your spouse has a partial claim to your...
Continuing with your TRICARE coverage after your divorce
As the spouse of a service member in Louisville, you enjoy a number of unique benefits. Those benefits often offset some of the sacrifices that you must make to accommodate your spouse's military service. One might of those may be sacrificing certain professional...
Does bankruptcy or divorce come first?
Financial issues can often lead couples to divorce. In fact, they may have contributed to your marriage’s downfall. As you and your spouse prepare to split, you might find yourself traversing rocky economic terrain and you may feel ready to file bankruptcy. You can do...
Who gets the house in the divorce?
Most divorcees just want their fair share in a divorce. In Kentucky, divorce courts use an equitable distribution model to divide a couple’s marital property. That means that a court can split property 50-50, 70-30, or any other proportion deemed fair.Where...