Category: Divorce
The owners of a family business sometimes attempt creative ways to protect the business from a divorce within the family but those plans can backfire. The owner of a pizza parlor chain in New York chose to leave her estate to her daughter, cutting her son completely out of the will. She supposedly did this […]
Failing to update retirement plans and insurance policies as well as other important papers often leads to problems when it comes to beneficiaries. A fairly common situation of inadvertently giving an ex-spouse money is highlighted in the USA Today “Your ex could get rich if you don’t update your beneficiaries” as it explains how unexpected […]
The estranged husband of a Scranton homicide victim is fighting a judge’s ruling that bars him from receiving any part of her estate based on claims he “deserted” her prior to her death. Donald Talerico of Scranton argued that although he and the victim, Kathleen Talerico, were separated, their divorce was never finalized. That entitles […]
Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has launched a legal challenge against the former South African leader’s will insisting she is entitled to the rural estate where he is buried. Can an ex-spouse get their hands on one’s estate after they have passed? It all depends on where they reside and the planning in place. Nelson […]
Recently, we were forced to watch a painful family feud play out in the media over how Casey Kasem should be cared for in his final days. This type of internal family strife is not uncommon even among non-celebrity blended families who may not have considered the consequences of naming one child, a new spouse […]
“Now, all of a sudden, sometime without much or any warning, it’s all thrust onto her plate. It’s quite an adjustment for many women, and can be overwhelming at first. Over time, of course, many women become very adept at handling their affairs, which is really inspiring to see.” After a divorce or death of […]
Men and women who find themselves suddenly single in midlife need to plan carefully and make thoughtful decisions about such things as how to divide up assets and the best ways to handle the money they’ll receive. Divorce is messy. Period. This is especially true when your retirement or your estate are up for grabs. […]
Under federal pension law, there are many very strict legal requirements that must be met when a spouse tries to waive his or her rights to the other spouse’s retirement benefits. In this case, those rules weren’t met because the post-nuptial agreement was drafted incorrectly. So because the agreement wasn’t written properly, the soon-to-be-but-not-yet ex-wife […]
