Some spouses end up feeling a little awkward putting all of their possessions in a shared home with a husband or wife. Little disagreements can arise over the smallest things. But that is often nothing to what can happen when people disagree how to divide all of their...
Marital Property Division
Are you concerned about your art collection and your divorce?
Many people have a passion for art. Even if individuals do not create art themselves, they may enjoy collecting pieces and maintaining art collections. You may have enjoyed creating a collection yourself and continued your hobby even after you got married. In fact,...
Are you overlooking important assets in your divorce?
If your marriage is ending, you probably have many things to take care of, not the least of which is realigning your standard of living with your new financial reality. No matter how comfortable you have been during your marriage, you are certain to face changes in...
How much are your antiques really worth?
As half of a North Carolina high-asset married couple, you and your spouse likely own some antiques that you’ve collected over the years or inherited from your respective family members. Should you divorce, you will need to value those antiques for purposes of...
What a QDRO means for your retirement plan
Divorce sets even the best-laid plans asunder. Your retirement plan is no exception. When separating and continuing through to divorce, your plans for the future may seem up in the air. What will happen to the money you saved in your 401(k) and beyond?When dividing...
Your Blue Ridge cabin may complicate your divorce
During the happier times of your marriage, you loved packing up the car and heading to the Blue Ridge Mountains to spend some time in your cabin. Now that you are planning for a divorce, though, your vacation home could give you some serious headaches. As you...
Reasons for a prenup
North Carolina couples who plan to get married should consider the importance of completing a prenuptial agreement. The main purpose of the legal document is to verify how assets will be allocated if a marriage ends in divorce. In situations in which a married couple...
Gray divorces and splitting assets
According to data from the Pew Research Center, older couples in North Carolina and the rest of the United States have been getting divorced at a rate that is twice what it was in the 1900s. People over the age of 50 and who are near retirement will find it...
These assets are commonly neglected in divorce settlements
When you are getting divorced, one of the main things you go through is the property division process. This may be the most significant and consequential aspect of your divorce.You are probably prepared to divide the following assets:The family homeCarsBoatsBank...
Methods spouses use to hide property
Feeling as if your spouse is hiding money or assets from you can prove quite unnerving, and so, too, can losing trust in the person with whom you have shared a bed for some time now. Unfortunately, both situations are common among married couples, about half of whom...