Prenuptial Agreements for Blended Families

Protecting What Matters Most It’s hard to know where life will lead after a divorce. Some people never remarry, while others find love again later in life. Today, blended families are increasingly common - over 15% of children in the U.S. now live in blended families....

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Divorce and Tax Consequences

Divorce and Taxes in North Carolina: What You Need to Know Last updated: July 2026 Divorce changes your taxes in five big ways: your filing status is set by whether you are still married on December 31; alimony under agreements signed after 2018 is neither deductible...

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Who Claims a Child on Taxes with 50/50 Custody?

Who Claims the Children on Taxes With 50/50 Custody? Last updated: July 2026 Even with 50/50 custody, only one parent can claim each child — and the IRS gives the claim to the parent with more overnights during the year. Because a normal year has 365 nights, a true...

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What Gets Taxed in a North Carolina Divorce?

Even under the best of circumstances, most of us don’t relish the idea of paying taxes. This can be particularly true in difficult times. Facing a divorce and worrying about how your divorce might affect you from a tax perspective is doubly unpleasant. It’s an...

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How Divorce Can Impact Your Taxes

Taxes. Most of us don’t love thinking about them, and most of us would certainly agree that in many respects, tax time is a headache. This is true almost every year, but in some years, it is more true than others. If you are in the midst of or have recently finalized...

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