When the stakes are high, you can never be more careful. A simple mistake can cost you a fortune or compromise your long-term financial security. To protect your fair share of property, avoid making these three mistakes. Don’t overlook hidden assets When multiple...
High-Asset Divorce
Is your soon-to-be ex hiding assets in your house?
When you read about divorcing spouses hiding assets in a divorce, you might assume that they always do so away from the house. This might include an offshore or out-of-state bank account, a drawer in their place of work or their parents’ home. While people certainly...
Why the “trad wife” trend disadvantages women in divorce
You can barely scroll through your social media feed without seeing videos promoting the trend of “trad wives” as opposed to both couples working outside jobs. Some find it romantic to harken back to a simpler time in the middle of the 20th century when wives stayed...
When might a spouse be dissipating marital assets pre-divorce?
Dividing property during the divorce is a difficult process. Spouses often disagree about what is reasonable. They may disagree about what assets they have to divide and how to split them in a fair manner. Most of the time, spouses make appropriate disclosures to one...
When is rehabilitative spousal support allowed in WV?
When a West Virginia couple decides to dissolve their marriage, alimony, or financial support for the dependent spouse, is often granted by the family law court to reduce or prevent financial difficulty for one spouse while allowing the breadwinning spouse to keep...