Divorce brings its fair share of difficulties. That’s no secret. Certainly, it’s an emotionally difficult process – coming to the end of a journey and a relationship that you might once have thought would last a lifetime is painful. There’s no question about it....
Many couples have spent most of their married lives – often decades – saving for retirement. If a couple decides to divorce after many years of marriage, these retirement accounts are an important issue in the divorce. Most couples want to know – how do we divide our...
Retirement plans are treated in the same manner as all other marital property, so one of the most important steps in dividing up your property is to determine where the property falls in the distribution.
Not all retirement plans work the same. Because of the variations found in the retirement plans, the court has a formula to help separate the property appropriately.
Understanding the use of Domestic Relations Orders for dividing retirement when a state employee is involved in a divorce.