This month we celebrate Valentine’s Day. In the hope of helping someone have a long and happy marriage, I’ve created a list of common problems that lead to divorce. Communication: My husband will tell you that marriages survive because the Husband learns that the...
Divorce
Supplemental SS payments from an ex
If you are a Kentucky resident going through a divorce, you may want to speak to your attorney about whether you are entitled to any of your ex-spouse's employment benefits. Most assets acquired during marriage must be split fairly, but it can be tricky to do that...
Student loans may be an issue in a Kentucky divorce
In a divorce, there is plenty of potential for dispute. The first things that may come to mind are child support, child custody and visitation. While these are undoubtedly critical, another concern is property division and how debt might be shared. Student loan debt...
NKY Divorce Attorney Tips to Beat the Divorce Blues
Often our clients will tell their divorce attorney that they are just not themselves. Sometimes they find it hard to sleep or perform their duties, and tend to obsess over details regarding their soon to be ex. Other times they speak more rapidly, more aggressively,...
Handling Your First Holiday Season After a Divorce
Getting through a divorce can be a long and stressful process. You might have been so occupied with the legal process and logistics of obtaining a divorce and separating your life from your spouse’s that you didn’t take time to process the emotional toll of a split....
Planning Ahead When Divorce Seems Inevitable
If you’ve reached the point of knowing there’s no hope of mending a broken marriage, then now is the time to begin planning for a divorce, and for a life separate from your spouse. Read on for several tips on what to do before filing for divorce to make the process...
Prevent Divorce from Leaving a Negative Impact on Your Credit
Not only can divorce leave you in rough shape emotionally, it can also exact a substantial toll on your financial health. Many of those recently divorced find that their credit score took a major hit during and after their divorce. Unfortunately, this tends to come at...
Find a Custody-Splitting Schedule that Helps Your Kids Thrive
After the upheaval of a divorce, it’s so important to help return your children’s lives and schedules to something stable and regular. While splitting your children’s time between two homes comes with its own aspects of upheaval, there are things you and your...
Don’t Allow Your Divorce to Become More Expensive than It Needs to Be
Divorce is sometimes a heated, painful process. Finding yourself in the midst of a battle with someone you thought you’d be spending the rest of your life with can sometimes rob you of your better judgment, and lead you to want to cause them as much discomfort and...
Questions to Ask Before Fighting to Keep the House in a Divorce
When you’re getting divorced, so much changes at once that you may be tempted to hold onto your home for one bastion of stability. The choice to try and retain a house in a split is often driven by emotion, however, and may not be in your best interest financially....
