Tag Archives: divorce and money
Your Credit History
Posted on 24. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Michael Sherman.
Welcome back! I hope you will consider adding your thoughts or questions to the comment sections of our Alabama divorce and family law articles. Also, you can contact me directly by visiting the Contact Page. Thanks again for returning to our site.I suggest that all of my clients in divorce cases check their credit [...]
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Division of Retirement Assets in Divorce
Posted on 24. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Michael Sherman.
A prospective client recently asked me whether or not she could receive a portion of her spouse’s retirement account in her upcoming divorce. I explained to her that in Alabama, if the parties have been married for 10 years preceding the filing of the divorce complaint, the court has the discretion to award them up [...]
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10 Steps to a Money Smart Divorce
Posted on 24. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Michael Sherman.
Here is a link to an article at MSN Money entitled 10 Steps to a Money Smart Divorce. The article generally contains good advice. Several of these steps are things that I routinely advise my clients to do (particularly the one about getting a copy of your credit report).
One word of warning though – one [...]
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Protection in the Event of Divorce
Posted on 24. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Michael Sherman.
I came across two articles on the web regarding steps to take in order to protect yourself financially in the event of divorce. CNN Money has this article on how to Protect Your Wallet in a Divorce, while MSNBC explains how to Protect Your Business in a Divorce.
Thanks to fellow divorce law blogger, Stephen Knight [...]
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Financial Implications of Divorce
Posted on 24. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Michael Sherman.
I came across this article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. It is has some very good advice about the financial implications of divorce. I especially echo the advice regarding both spouses having a complete understanding of household finances. Not only is it helpful in the case of a divorce as this article points out, but [...]