Life after divorce can be difficult, especially for parents. Learning to live under a new co-parenting routine can be challenging and also expensive. Many unexpected costs come from a contentious co-parenting relationship, and technology offers us a lot of ways to...
Month: January 2019
Why trying to hide assets from your ex during divorce is a bad idea
You have worked hard to earn what you have: your savings, investments, the house and your vacation property. Now that you are getting divorced, your spouse is expecting about half the value of those assets, which you are supposed to disclose. If you keep quiet about...
Don’t forget retirement assets in your divorce negotiations
With an impending divorce, you’ve got a lot on your plate. Between asset division, child custody issues, spousal support and the like, you have a lot to keep track of and negotiate for. Even so, don’t make the mistake of forgetting to leverage one of your most...
The biggest mistakes Elizabethtown parents make when co-parenting
After divorce, almost every parent approaches co-parenting with the best of intentions. But it is uncharted territory for most newly divorced people. It is easy to make mistakes that further strain your relationship with your ex. Even more importantly, errors you make...
Co-parenting tips for putting your children’s needs first
However you and your ex feel about each other after your divorce is final, your love for your children has not changed. You understand that your responsibility to help raise your kids will continue after your marriage ends, at least until your children are 18. But the...
The biggest problems parents face in interstate child custody matters
It can complicate things when a child's parents live in different states or when one parent wants to move out of Kentucky -- and wants to take the kid with them. An interstate child custody case can have many factors to consider: legal, emotional and practical. Why...
4 FAQs about relocation after divorce in Kentucky
There are many reasons why you might want to relocate after your divorce. Maybe you’ve received an amazing job offer in a different city or state, or maybe you’ve decided to go back to college to finish your degree. Whatever the reason may be, it’s important to...
Protecting yourself from paternity fraud
Knowing the identity of a child’s father is important for a number of reasons. If a man in Kentucky is only thought to be a child’s father, a paternity test may be in order to make certain. Such a certainty may be required for situations where child custody and child...
Disputing a paternity ruling
Knowing the identity of a child’s father is important for several reasons. When fatherhood is in question in Kentucky, it’s crucial to have paternity identified for the potential father -- who may want visitation with his child -- and for the mother so she may be able...
A high-asset divorce could have missed financial facets
Often, emotions are running rampant when a couple decides that their only option is to divorce. So very little attention is paid to anything else -- at least right after the decision has been made -- and that includes the financial issues that surround the end of a...