A variety of issues requires the attention of Kentucky residents who are ending their marriages. Separating the financial ties between two married people, identifying separate and marital assets and liabilities, let alone negotiating their division, takes time and...
Month: April 2020
Creating a plan of attack to co-parent a teenager
Few Kentucky parents would disagree that the teenage years are some of the hardest. Trying to find the way in a world in between being a child and an adult presents some challenges for the child, let alone the parents. Even united parents in a single household could...
Be sure to take this step before dividing a retirement account
Many Kentucky couples make a plan to set aside money for “the golden years.” They put as much as they can into their employment retirement plans knowing that it helps them not touch it until they reach an age where they can take distributions without penalty. If the...
Is it time to choose a custody transfer point?
When you determined that your marriage was headed for divorce, your first thoughts after that no doubt concerned your children. They are your top priority and you wanted to make sure that the changes your decision would prompt in their lives would be as painless as...
Biological fatherhood is not the same as legal fatherhood
Unmarried couples here in Kentucky who have children may not realize that biology is not automatically recognized under the law for them as it is for married couples. This may not be an issue as long as everything goes well, but at the first sign of trouble, it can...
Doing the best for the children even in a high-conflict divorce
Not every divorce can end with parents who act friendly with each other. Elizabethtown parents who want to do what is best for the children but do not think they can co-parent may wonder what to do. They do not want the children in the middle, but they also want to...
Commingling could turn separate assets into marital ones
Many Kentucky residents may be considering the possibility of divorce. As they contemplate unraveling their assets and debts, they may be under the impression that certain separate assets remained that way throughout the marriage. However, it is possible that those...
Determining parenting time for an infant
Not every relationship between Kentucky parents works out. Sometimes, the parents realize that they will not be together forever when their child is still an infant. When this happens, arranging parenting time could become problematic. There is a need to balance the...
Whether a spouse is a narcissist will dictate the divorce process
For Kentucky residents who are married to a difficult person, the decision to leave is not always an easy one. They know they are in for a contentious divorce, but how challenging it will become could depend on whether the other party is just difficult or is a...
Compelling reasons to negotiate a child custody agreement
For Kentucky couples who are ending their marriages, devising a parenting plan is usually a top priority. Most people already know that they do not have to allow a judge to make these important decisions for them, but they not truly understand the benefits of working...