An engagement ring or a wedding ring can be a very expensive purchase. Some people spend thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars on these meaningful tokens. Even a relatively inexpensive ring could still be hundreds of dollars. And even if there’s not a high...
Complex Property Division
Who gets the frozen embryos in a divorce?
Complex property division in divorces often involves multiple high-value properties, such as businesses and vacation homes. However, there are uncommon assets courts have to distribute every now and then, one of which is frozen embryos. Fertility preservation, such as...
Options for business owners during divorce
Family businesses are incredibly common in the United States, and many of these businesses are owned by married couples. In a lot of cases, these people had already gotten married and then decided to branch out and start a business together so that they could change...
3 ways your ex might manipulate property division proceedings
Couples planning to divorce will often find themselves arguing about what is fair and appropriate for the division of their shared property. The more assets you have and the more complex your holdings are, the greater the possibility that your ex may try to trick you...
Is your spouse hiding assets?
When divorcing, there are often hurt feelings, leading to conflict and the need to “get back” at one another. Unfortunately, these emotions can also lead your spouse to hide assets from you to keep them out of the property division process. Locating those assets may...
Why your prenup might not hold up in court
Your spouse asking you to sign a prenuptial agreement seemed like a bad omen and now you are proved right. After a few short years of marriage, your relationship has deteriorated to the point where you are divorcing. Not only do you wish you had never married them,...
What constitutes complex property division in a Kentucky divorce?
Many factors can make your divorce complicated, particularly matters involving children and marital property. If not for those two issues, most divorces would be a simple and relatively quick process. Since most couples in Lexington share children and assets, an easy...
How hard will divorce hit your retirement accounts?
The closer you are to retirement age, the more likely you are to worry about not having enough to live on once you stop working. If you complicate years of planning and savings by divorcing now, you may worry about what that means for your quality of life or whether...
Commingling assets could put them at risk in a divorce
When divorcing in Kentucky, one of the most challenging tasks will be to divide your marital assets. That process is one of the primary reasons that many divorces escalate and become expensive (and time-consuming) legal battles. Things can be even worse, however, if...
Who gets the children’s assets when the parents divorce?
Dividing your marital assets between you and your spouse may feel complicated enough, but what happens when you throw your children’s assets into the equation? Do they even own anything, or do you and your ex actually own those items? It may seem simple enough, but...