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  • Should I Hire A Divorce Financial Planner
    Should I Hire A Divorce Financial Planner

    Just because most of my clients have not hired a divorce financial planner doesn't mean that you should or should not. Like most financial decisions it depends on many factors. In some divorce cases ...

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  • Marital Property vs. Separate Property In A Divorce: Part Four
    Marital Property vs. Separate Property In A Divorce: Part Four

    Under NY Divorce Law if a spouse takes separate property and adds their spouse to the title/account marital property is created and the asset is subject to equitable distribution even if the asset was ...

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  • Marital Property vs. Separate Property In A Divorce: Part Three
    Marital Property vs. Separate Property In A Divorce: Part Three

    In divorce law when one person owns property or an asset as " separate property " (acquired before the marriage or received during the marriage but an exception is made for gifts, inheritance or ...

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  • Marital Property vs. Separate Property In A Divorce: Part Two
    Marital Property vs. Separate Property In A Divorce: Part Two

    The easiest example of the valuation of separate property is a bank account that on the date of the marriage has $100,000 in one spouse's name and throughout the marriage the account is never jointly ...

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  • Marital Property vs. Separate Property In A Divorce: Part One
    Marital Property vs. Separate Property In A Divorce: Part One

    To divide property when people get divorced in NY ( equitable distribution ) the first question is whether the item is marital or separate property . The question sounds simple but the answer is not. ...

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  • Do I Have To Follow My Divorce Lawyer's Advice
    Do I Have To Follow My Divorce Lawyer's Advice

    Of course you do not have to follow your divorce lawyer's advice, BUT if you have a good attorney with experience you should think carefully before doing the opposite of your lawyer's recommendation. ...

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