Divorced spouses who do not update their beneficiary designations are taking an unnecessary risk, as illustrated by a case now pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. In Sveen v. Melin, No. 16-1432 (cert. granted December 8,...
Tax time can be a stressful situation for any individual. However, for separated couples comes additional considerations and unavoidable tax planning. The ultimate decision which must be made is whether the separated parties...
When business owners get divorced, the business may become a casualty if decisive measures are not taken. Divorcing business owners must consider how the company will be operated during the divorce process; the financial...
Quite often, soon-to-be-married individuals casually address lawyer friends at social events and cocktail parties wondering this very question. They are in love; they almost don’t want to think about it, but the nagging...
Business attorneys will tell you nothing is more complex than dealing with the dissolution of business partnership. They even refer to it as a “business divorce.” However, there may be something more complicated than a...