One of the first things people ask when planning for retirement is how much they'll need annually. They're so used to having that regular income and they want to know what it will take to keep living the life they want after they stop working. Naturally, the answer is...
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Month: December 2017
Divorce can happen because people married for the wrong reasons
When your spouse brought up the idea of divorce, you were stunned. Why did it happen? What did you do wrong? Could you have seen it coming? Many experts note that people often see potential warning signs that a marriage isn't going to work even before they have...
You can buy your ex out of your pension
If you get divorced, your ex likely has a claim to at least a portion of your pension. Typically, the amount owed to each person is half of the pension for the time the two were married. So, if you were married for the entire 40 years you worked at the company, your...
What is an equitable division?
People often assume that the property division process seeks an equal division of assets. You get 50 percent of the assets, you ex gets the other 50 percent and you go on your way. While this varies by state, in New York, it's not necessarily true. New York law...
Long-distance parenting: working out the details
There are always challenges to co-parenting after you and your ex-spouse have split up. When one of you moves away, it can be even more difficult to coordinate visits with the children. Additionally, if your children live with you most of the time, you may feel...