Blog Posts in October, 2011
Posted on Oct 31, 2011 By Damien McKinney
Many clients purchase a home before they get married and are curious about whether their spouse is entitled to any of the equity in that home during a divorce. The answer, as it very often is, depends ...
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Posted on Oct 27, 2011 By Ellen Ostman
The IRS has finalized the regulation on the right of divorced or separated parents or parents who have lived apart at all times during the last 6 months of the year to claim a child as a Dependent. ...
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Posted on Oct 24, 2011 By Kim Byrd
I have said it before. If you have fathered a child with a woman to whom you are not married, you need to be proactive about getting your parental rights and child support established by a court ...
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Posted on Oct 20, 2011 By Kim Byrd
Whether you are entitled to alimony or will be obligated to pay alimony is one of the most difficult questions for your family law attorney to answer. Your rights concerning the payment of alimony, ...
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Posted on Oct 17, 2011 By Kim Byrd
There are over a thousand rights and obligations that come along with marriage. Among those are the right to inherit from your spouse, the right to a share of the property acquired by either party ...
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