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  • Do I Need to go to Court to Get Divorced?

    By Brett Jones ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGE OF LITIGATING YOUR DIVORCE You need a court to get divorced, but you don’t need to go to court to get divorced. By this I mean it’s possible to obtain a divorce decree from a court without actually appearing in the court. You can do this by using an

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  • That First Conversation with your Spouse about Divorce

    How you approach your first conversation with your spouse about divorce can impact the rest of your life. Prepare, be kind and be smart.

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  • ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS DURING COVID 19 SHUTDOWN

    Are you contemplating a separation or divorce and want more information in order to make a plan ? Are you in the middle of a separation process or divorce process including litigation, and want to proceed with trying to resolve the marital issues during this shut down? Are you and your Fiancé or spouse discussing

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  • Writing up My Own Divorce Agreement is Simple, Right? Wrong.

    Improperly Drafted Agreements Can Cause Chaos And Great Expense for Years to Come Do you want to spend thousands of dollars in court fighting over a mistake contained in your divorce agreement? Do you want to be fighting with your spouse years later, as a result of a poorly written agreement or the failure to

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  • What Jeff Bezos Can Teach You About Divorce

    IN DIVORCE, YOU MAY HAVE MUCH IN COMMON WITH AMAZON’S CEO Briggs P. Stahl recently wrote an article for Family Lawyer Magazine about certain legal issues in Jeff Bezos’s divorce (you can read the article here). The legal issues in divorces of couples whose net worth is less than the Bezoses’ $137 billion (yes, that’s

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  • Power Imbalance in Negotiating Your Divorce

    FINANCES ARE AT THE HEART OF MOST DIVORCES – DO YOU KNOW ENOUGH? January 22, 2019  Brett E. Jones, Esq. Knowledge is power. If you and your spouse divide the labor in your marriage, the spouse who does particular tasks or has particular responsibilities usually knows more about those tasks and responsibilities than the other

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  • Divorce Consultation

    DO I HAVE TO GET DIVORCED IF I CONSULT WITH A DIVORCE ATTORNEY? NO, BUT A CONSULTATION IS ALMOST ALWAYS AN ADVANTAGE September 18, 2018 by Brett E. Jones You’re thinking about divorce, a big decision. One of the biggest decisions a person will ever make. A big decision on many levels, not the least

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  • Mediation – Do I Need My Own Lawyer?

    AN ATTORNEY COACHING YOU THROUGH THE MEDIATION CAN BE MOST BENEFICIAL The title of the children’s book It Takes a Village could apply just as easily to divorce. Psychologists, social workers and financial advisors all have perspectives that may be useful to divorcing spouses, and many practitioners in these disciplines have successful businesses as divorce

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  • Divorce Consultation

    DO I HAVE TO GET DIVORCED IF I CONSULT WITH A DIVORCE ATTORNEY? NO, BUT A CONSULTATION IS ALMOST ALWAYS AN ADVANTAGE You’re thinking about divorce, a big decision. One of the biggest decisions a person will ever make. A big decision on many levels, not the least of which is, what should I consider,

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  • Tips for Discussing Prenuptial Agreements

    TIMING IS EVERYTHING — OR IS IT? This is part two of my two-part series on Prenuptial Agreement. Last month I posted about why a prenuptial agreement can be a good idea, and for whom. This post contains a few tips on how to raise the subject of a prenup with your soon-to-be spouse. The

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  • Prenuptial Agreements

    What Should I Consider in Deciding Whether I Want a Prenuptial Agreement This month I’ll begin a two-part series on the subject of prenuptial agreements. This first post will explain why they might be a good idea and in what circumstances. Next month I’ll share some tips on how to bring up this possibly sensitive

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  • Tax Treatment of Spousal Maintenance – How Will the New Tax Laws Impact on my Divorce?

    DEDUCTIBLE FOR THE PAYOR, TAXABLE FOR THE PAYEE — FOR HOW LONG? Alimony, now known in New York as maintenance, has as its premise in the idea that the so-called “monied spouse” in a divorce should make payments to the non-monied spouse in order to allow the non-monied spouse time to become self-supporting. Back in the

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