The ASPCA estimates that between 37-47% of American households have at least one dog, and another 30-37% have at least one cat. For many people in these households, their pets are as much a part of their family as their children. When a couple gets divorced, pets are often a large source of contention. While…
Dependent Care Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA) allow individuals to keep a portion of their tax-free earnings to pay for dependent care expenses. The Internal Revenue Service allows families to set aside up to $5,000 per year to pay for expenses like daycare or home health care for dependent children or elderly/disabled adults. The $5,000 per…
Making mistakes is a part of human nature. Luckily for most of us, our mistakes have never cost us $11 million dollars. Manhattan business tycoon Daniel Rosenblum can no longer say the same, after forgetting to sign his divorce paperwork cost him a sizeable fortune. Daniel Rosenbaum, age 70, made his money trading sugar commodities.…
Divorce is not cheap, even in the best of circumstances. Paying attorneys’ fees on an hourly basis can get expensive, especially when there are children involved or when both partners own a substantial amount of property. If you are planning on getting divorced, there are ways to keep the price tag from getting out of…
Could virtual currency be a new way to hide assets during a divorce? Some legal observers worry that bitcoins may be the next new way to cheat the system and avoid full disclosure during a divorce or child custody case. Bitcoins were introduced as a virtual or digital currency in 2009. As of May 2016,…
Over 22% of the country, or nearly 70 million people, identify themselves as members of the Catholic church. For decades, Catholics have faced a serious dilemma when it comes to ending their marriages. The Catholic church does not recognize divorce and believes that it is impossible to dissolve a valid, sacramental marriage that has been…
When you and your spouse file for divorce, how much of your case information is secret? Who has access to your information and what type of access do they have? In general, most court proceedings and records are open to the public. Anyone can attend a hearing in open court, and court records are available…
Everyone is on their best behavior in front of a judge. For many people in the process of a divorce, it can be frustrating to see a spouse act civilly in court but turn nasty in private. To show the judge the way your spouse acts in private, can you record your conversations? While recorded…
A divorce case starts when one spouse files or serves the initial divorce petition. Once the petition is filed, the other party must be served with a copy of the petition as well as a summons which informs the person of the amount of time he or she has to file a response. If the…