On behalf of Hoffman Walker & Smith | Feb 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
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...
On behalf of Hoffman Walker & Smith | Jan 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
If you are considering ending your marriage, perhaps for social or religious reasons you may be considering an annulment. Unlike divorce, annulment makes it as though the marriage never occurred. However, while divorces can be obtained on a no-fault basis in Kentucky,...
On behalf of Hoffman Walker & Smith | Oct 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
Social media is a big part of life for many of us. We keep up with friends and family by posting lots of personal information in very public places, sometimes without a second thought. If you’re going through a divorce or custody battle, however, the things you...
On behalf of Hoffman Walker & Smith | Sep 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
A recent judgment from the Kentucky Court of Appeals in a case titled Bootes v. Bootes has found that giving away all income from a small business does not necessarily exclude that income from a calculation of what child support payments are due. Michelle and Damon...
On behalf of Hoffman Walker & Smith | Jul 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
When the Supreme Court ruled in June that same-sex marriage was a fundamental right and therefore legal in all 50 states in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, the court was also effectively ruling on Bourke v. Beshear, a case challenging Kentucky’s same-sex marriage...
On behalf of Hoffman Walker & Smith | Apr 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
Adoption is a wonderful way to grow your family. However, adoption involves many important legal, financial, and emotional considerations that you should plan for when beginning the adoption process. Below are seven important considerations to make if you’re planning...
On behalf of Hoffman Walker & Smith | Mar 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Although occasionally viewed suspiciously as a bad omen for marriages, the humble and once-rare prenuptial agreement has come into vogue as more and more couples seek to protect themselves from the uncertainty of divorce. Prenuptial agreements among couples planning...
On behalf of Hoffman Walker & Smith | Mar 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
With the entry of the baby boom generation into retirement age and an increasingly large population of seniors in the US, elder abuse has become more and more common. As you age, you may find yourself less able to keep up with your financial assets and accounts....
On behalf of Hoffman Walker & Smith | Feb 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
A QDRO (pronounced QUAD-ro) is a Qualified Domestic Relations Order, and whether you need one or not depends upon the type of property to be divided in your divorce. As you may know, the court in a Kentucky divorce has the authority to divide the marital property...
