Not just in these uncertain times, but nearly any time, tensions can flare when disagreements based on perceived insults arise between friends, acquaintances and strangers. Some situations can abruptly pivot, turning into a scenario similar to a pressure cooker ready...
Year: 2020
Thoroughly scrutinize assets in gray divorce cases
The signs were subtle and then blatant. After decades of marriage, you know that your union is in trouble. Your spouse “turned the key,” while you had expected to stay married until one of you died. For nearly anyone, gray divorce causes emotional and financial...
Taxes and divorce
The federal tax deadline was pushed back to July 15 to accommodate the challenges taxpayers face amidst the pandemic. Early filers likely did their taxes before the announcement, but there are still many who will wait until the last possible moment to do it. One...
Spouses recognize cases of infidelity during shelter at home
The challenges that couples face during this pandemic would have seemed unthinkable when they took their marriage vows. Less surprising, however, is that spouses are learning more about their spouse by spending much of the last few months in the same living space....
Celebrating Father’s Day in 2020
This year’s Father’s Day will be like no other thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. But setting that aside for a moment, it can also be a delicate dance for the parents, mainly if this is the first since the divorce or the working relationship between the parents is...
Children have their own worries during a divorce
Even the most civil of divorces can still cause a certain amount of anxiety in the kids. The parents are working out the details of dividing assets, determining custody and parenting plans, child support as well as many other details. These all add up to significant...
Use caution when posting online during divorce
We have reached the point where folks share what they ate for dinner, where they went with friends and major triumphs and trials. It certainly enables us all to feel more connected, but this can work against those getting a divorce. It is often best to exercise...
Domestic violence cause for concern amid quarantine
The silver lining amid this quarantine is that it is an opportunity for families to spend time together. However, there has been concern by some that the quarantine could lead to an uptick in domestic violence in homes that are not safe for family members and even...
Coparenting a challenge during a pandemic
Kentucky families with divorced parents face a variety of challenges. In the past, it usually revolved around parents managing the family schedule of pick-ups and drop-offs as well as maintaining clear avenues of communication with an ex-spouse. It has gotten...
Super-wealthy hiding assets from spouses using LLCs and trusts
The divorce of billionaire Texas couple Ed and Marie Bosarge made national headlines recently. This is common for the superrich when they divorce, but Ed Bosarge seems intent on leaving his wife of 30 years with comparatively little by legally hiding assets. Ed...