Alimony payments are mandatory, complicated to calculate, and have tax implications. They are complex payments that must be exact and paid on time. Failure to do either could result in you being dragged into court. So the question is: how can you maintain proper...
Month: February 2016
If my child is going to college, do I still owe child support?
This is a complicated question that is highly fact-dependent. Continued child support depends on your child's academic achievement; if college is a realistic option. It depends on your and your spouse's success. Is your child expected to follow in your footsteps? Did...
Divorce for military service members
Everything about the military is about parallel systems. Soldiers have both their duty and their family. They answer to both federal and state legal systems. This applies to both military tribunals and state court systems. A service member can face trial in under both...
What is a living together contract?
A "living together contract" is to cohabitating and unmarried couples as "prenuptial agreements" are to married couples. These contracts are part of a growing trend to streamline breakups between couples that often spend years acquiring property together....
What happens if your child seeks emancipation?
Teenagers are already navigating complex social interactions in school, preparing for college or adulthood and a mess of hormones. Now imagine throwing into that stew of chaos, a divorce. Most teenagers may react with risky choices or anti-social behavior but a few...
What rights does an unmarried father have to his child?
Most fathers probably take for granted that they have parental rights over their children, which is true the majority of the time. However, it is true only because fathers tend to fulfill the requirements to gain parental rights without intending to. If you fail to...
Is your prenuptial agreement enforceable?
The prenuptial agreement or "prenup" is a contract that is used to allocate financial rights between spouses. But these agreements can cover far more topics such as: property rights, allocation of retirement funds, the division of business assets and more. This...
Do you have to pay your ex-spouse alimony?
Spousal support, or "alimony" is not automatic, even if you have a prenuptial agreement. The court will still examine whether or not it is fair or necessary to award spousal support. Typically the court will consider the health, education, work history and current job...
