When your divorce involves accounts, businesses or property in more than one country, the financial disclosures may not show the complete picture. An ownership interest may appear in a tax form, transfer record or company document even when it is missing from a...
A divorce can force business owners to answer a question they may never have expected to face. What happens to the property on which the business depends? Commercial real estate can be particularly difficult to address because its value is often intertwined with an...
When people begin the divorce process, insurance is rarely the first issue that comes to mind. Most spouses are focused on children, support, retirement accounts and property. Yet a missed enrollment deadline, outdated beneficiary designation or policy that no longer...
Parents across the country and around the world often push their children to reach the highest levels of academic success. For many, admission to the most elite institutions, particularly the Ivy League, is seen as a defining marker of achievement leading to...
Parents across the country and around the world often push their children to reach the highest levels of academic success. For many, admission to the most elite institutions, particularly the Ivy League, is seen as a defining marker of achievement leading to...
Divorce is often viewed as the end of a chapter, but it is also the beginning of a new financial and personal reality. One important step that many individuals overlook after a divorce is revisiting their estate plan. Updating wills, trusts and beneficiary...
Divorce has always involved identifying and dividing property. Today, that property increasingly includes assets and accounts that exist only in digital form. From cryptocurrency and online businesses to cloud-stored family photos and social media profiles, digital...
Divorce has far-reaching effects on a person’s physical health, financial stability and long-term well-being. The disparity in insurance coverage between those who have it and those who do not have can often be traced back to bad divorce planning. The current...
Jewish people are particularly good at philanthropic giving. This cultural proclivity probably stems from the Jewish religious imperative to give tzedakah, charity to promote what is good and just in society. Today, it is common to see Jewish names plastered across...
Who keeps, not eats, the family dog? The law keeps changing. When parties divorce, it seems that both sides want the family dog. Courts and legislatures across the country know it, and they are acting accordingly. Consider the horror this past election cycle when it...