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The general rule in New York is that all property acquired during a marriage and before the commencement of a matrimonial action or signing of a Separation Agreement is subject to “equitable distribution.” In other words, marital property. How property is titled is immaterial.

Make Changes to Your Insurance Coverage After Divorce

One of the most practical details to consider during divorce is insurance. You likely have auto, health, homeowner’s, and life insurance with your spouse, but divorce will change all that. Get an idea of what to do about your insurance coverage when you get divorced.

Financial Advice to Consider After Divorce

If you are nearing the end of your divorce case, you should consider a few ways to improve your financial standing. You need to make sure you and your children are in good shape financially, and that tax time will not be impossible after the divorce. Consider a few tips to follow.

Protecting Your Personal Finances

Divorces are very complicated and can take a huge emotional toll on you. The last thing you need is for your divorce to be a financial disaster as well. One of the biggest questions on everyone’s mind during a divorce is ’How are we going to split our assets?’ Unfortunately this is a complex question because it varies from case to case due to state laws, judges and each individual situation.

A Crash Course on Handling Your Money

Volumes have been written on how to handle your finances. We are going to try and cover it all, so fasten your seatbelts. Set priorities. Sit down with a cup of tea and think about what it is that you want in life.

Divorce and the Home

There are many questions about a marital residence that you may ask at the time of divorce. Here are the typical questions that arise and how they may be best addressed.

Financial Responsibility to an Immigrant Spouse under New York Divorce Law

It is well settled that one spouse may be required to support another spouse, during and after the divorce, to meet the reasonable needs of the recipient spouse under New York law. In divorces cases in which one spouse is an immigrant, New York courts often consider the U.S citizen or permanent resident spouse’s financial responsibility imposed by both New York state law and federal immigration law when deciding maintenance and equitable distribution of marital property.

Fifteen Critical Financial Mistakes in Divorce

If you suspect that your spouse is planning a divorce, make copies of all important financial records such as account statements (savings, stockbroker, real estate partnership) and data that relates to your marital life style (checking accounts, charge card statements, tax returns).

Which Financial Professional is the Right One to Use in Divorce?

Comprehensive Knowledge of Individual Finance - The financial planning process begins with gathering of data and coordination of financial information with other professionals such as stockbrokers and business accountants to produce a complete analysis of the current financial position.

The Value of a Divorce Financial Planner

Prior to Divorce Proceedings Before the spouse is served the request for divorce, the initiator of the action should follow specific steps in order to gather asset documentation and expense figures. Once the action has commenced, the opposing party generally changes the mailing addresses of statements, and makes provisions so that fewer assets will be known by the non-financial oriented/non owner spouse or withholds any/all information.

The First Step And The Last Step Are The Most Important In Securing Your Financial Future

Divorce is wrought with extreme emotional and financial turbulence. Histories that bound families, friends and home life are disrupted. Standards of living are often changed, not just for spouses but for the children as well.

’Til Taxes Do Us Part - Recent Developments in the Innocent Spouse Rule

Married couples typically file joint tax returns. The husband and wife are responsible jointly and individually for payment of correct taxes on their taxable income. One spouse may contribute little or no income but will still be liable if the other spouse understates or makes an underpayment of the amount of income tax due.

The Tax Aspects of Divorce or Separation

It is strongly recommended that before any settlement agreement is finalized, that the parties consult with a tax attorney or tax accountant to review the tax consequences of the agreement.

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In order to qualify for a New York uncontested, "no-fault" divorce, both parties must agree to the divorce, division of all marital assets, debts, property, custody of the minor children, support for the minor children and spousal maintenance. In an uncontested divorce, the defendant can be served but if he or she does not answer the complaint in divorce then the plaintiff can seek a default judgment in divorce. The defendant can also waive his or her right to answer the complaint.

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