It’s the fourth quarter of the year, and if you are working on finalizing a divorce settlement, in addition to what may be tough conversations about how to do the holiday season in a newly restructured family, it’s also worthwhile to think about taxes. Your marital status on December 31 st determines whether your tax filing status will be married …
Mediation Step One – Gather the Information:
Your mediator should require each of you to bring to the mediation complete documentation of all your assets, debts, income and expenses.
What Does Child Support Cover?
If you are paying or receiving child support, you may wonder what it should be used for and whether there are other expenses of your child that are required to be paid beyond the regular monthly support payment.
Non-Adversarial Divorce
Unlike divorce litigation, a non-adversarial divorce requires the commitment of both of you to work towards an agreement outside of the courtroom.
Talking to Kids About Divorce
Do you and your soon to be ex-spouse know how to talk to you kids about a pending divorce?
Co-Parenting During the Holidays
Holidays, for children of divorce, are just plain hard. The holiday season can remind them that their family is divided, and they may feel they are being pulled in every direction. Consider these holiday co-parenting tips from Kids in the Middle to make the season bright for your kids: Co-Parenting Tips for the Holidays Have questions or need more help? …
Back to School Expenses
Having trouble managing your children’s expenses as school starts back up?
Tax Issues and Divorce
The following is a list of common the tax issues to consider and discuss with your lawyer or tax advisor before finalizing the terms of your agreement.
Drafting Settlement Agreements
Even the most contentious divorces more often end in an agreement rather than a trial. Therefore it’s as important that your lawyer is as skilled in drafting agreements as in trial practice. Ann Vatterott and I recently authored an article which was published in the spring edition of the Saint Louis Bar Journal directed to practicing attorneys which addresses some …