The Basics of Cohabitation Agreements
Many couples choose to live together before or instead of marriage. Marriage comes with a prescribed set of default laws. Cohabitation comes with its own set of legal and financial considerations, but very few rules to guide. That's where cohabitation...[Continue reading]
The Importance of Powers of Attorney for Unmarried Couples
Love knows no bounds, and in today's diverse world, couples often choose to live together without formalizing their commitment through marriage. While this choice is entirely personal, it comes with certain legal and financial implications that are often overlooked. One...[Continue reading]
How to Talk About a Prenuptial Agreement
If you are planning to spend the rest of your life with someone, you owe it to both parties to have conversations about what your future spouse thinks should happen with your assets and income if you end up divorced...[Continue reading]
Divorce Over 50 Years of Age
There is a trend occurring in our society where divorce as a whole is declining. However, people over the age of 50 are seeing an increase. Several years ago, there was a 1 in 10 chance of a person going...[Continue reading]
How to Ready Your Finances When Facing Divorce
Making financial decisions is a major part of the divorce process. Among other things, that means determining distribution of assets and liabilities and determining how each spouse will pay his or her living expenses. It takes time and effort (sometimes...[Continue reading]
Powers of Attorney and Unmarried Couples
Unmarried couples have a special need for powers of attorney. I will explain that bold and incredibly controversial statement here. There are many types of powers of attorney. They all accomplish the same basic purpose – giving someone else the...[Continue reading]
Wills and Unmarried Couples
In many instances, it is even more important for unmarried couples to have Wills in place than it is for married couples. That’s because the state has developed a default estate plan for married individuals that includes their spouse. This...[Continue reading]
What to Expect at a Domestic Relations Conference
A domestic relations conference is an uncomfortable experience, but it can help to have an idea what to expect. You, your spouse (for simplicity, I’m going to use “spouse” throughout this blog post even though you and the other party...[Continue reading]
Family Law Issues and Unmarried Couples
Unmarried couples are, by definition, not married. So although they may act like married couples, live like married couples, have families like married couples, in some ways the court system treats them differently. Unmarried couples who end their relationship and...[Continue reading]
Basics of Collaborative Law
Collaboration means to work together to achieve a common goal. The collaborative process involves the spouses, their attorneys and any other involved professionals engaging in non-confrontational sessions to discuss the issues and goals of the involved individuals. The issues may...[Continue reading]