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Planning for divorce as a married entrepreneur
Business owners tend to believe in the future. Somehow, there will be customers, suppliers, employees and capital long enough to sustain the business, at least until the owner (or their heirs) retire. Planning for a possible divorce may seem pessimistic, but it is...
Filing for Protection From Abuse during a divorce
People abused by an intimate partner, or who have a reasonable fear of that abuse, can ask for a court order keep the abuse from contacting them. In Pennsylvania, the order is called a Protection From Abuse (PFA). Domestic abuse can take many forms and can involve...
What victims should know about digital stalking and divorce
Technology can make escaping domestic violence more complicated, as some have fallen prey to digital stalking at the hands of their former partners. In one story, a woman talked about being followed by her ex-husband after he put an electronic tracking device in her...
5 tips to uncover hidden assets in a divorce
When divorce becomes a reality, both parties will likely move to protect their finances and future security. Fortunately, there are numerous steps that can be taken to uncover these hidden assets in an effort to ensure the property, asset and debt division is as...
Drafting an effective parenting plan
There are a seemingly endless number of details to be worked out before the final divorce decree is signed. One of the most contentious, however, is often determining the parenting plan or parental agreement. More than deciding custody, although that is part of it,...
A divorce can have your retirement lacking benefits
Retirement accounts in divorce You worked hard to get where you are, and it seems like you’ve been planning for retirement for most of your life. But you never thought you’d be getting a divorce, and now your retirement could be in jeopardy. Any property that you earn...
How do you keep the family home after divorce?
When you go through a divorce, your life and the lives of your children can change dramatically. While you can’t control everything that changes, you may want to keep as much stability as possible by keeping the family home. However, as you and your spouse go through...
