Property Division

If you look back in time at your parents, grandparents and beyond, do you see a history of long marriages or do you see stories of separations and divorces? According to a new study, your family narrative is an indication that genetics plays a significant role in...

In the process of divorce, the court divides the property between the divorcing parties. This is no major revelation, and in concept this is a pretty simple operation: After determining the value of the various properties to be divided, the court separates the...

For couples who are reaching retirement age, divorce might be an attractive option. However, there are some significant consequences and dangers that many people might not anticipate. One of the primary risks involves financial security in your retirement years after...

The big questions come at couples at a fast and furious pace in divorce. Disputes over matters such as child custody can be difficult to resolve. So, too, can disagreements over how to divide assets, including retirement accounts. Sometimes people fail to realize that...

They have spent the decades together since their marriage in their twenties. They raised children, they worked hard to get ahead in their careers and they made their house into a home for their family. They did all of that and much more before they decided in their...

The baby boom began after World War II and ended as the Beatles invaded the U.S. in 1964. While divorce is difficult at any age, divorce late in life brings with it financial challenges that younger people simply do not yet have to face. One of the biggest challenges...

When falling in love and entering into a new relationship, most people think about living together, binding their lives together and sharing everything in common. Everything, that is, except the money. For many people in married or live-in relationships, the money is...

It is rarely easy to unravel the lives of two people who have been married. There are often fundamental differences over how to separate and divide the assets the couple accumulated during their marriage. A recent magazine article laid out some of the "secrets" of...

Usually people think about their homes as one of the most important assets to divide in their divorces. However, it is all too common for people to be in arrears on their payments and to be facing the potential for foreclosure. It is important to know what to do when...

It's difficult for many ambitious, successful Alpharetta business people to find that just-right balance between work and their personal lives. When their marriage is struggling, that balance can be even more elusive. Deeply personal issues such as divorce, child...