Deciding who gets your dog can be hard during a divorce because a dog occupies a unique space in your life. You probably think of the dog almost like a child. You come up with a parenting plan and share custody of your kids -- and some couples do this with their pets,...
Property Division
When one spouse wants to keep the home in a divorce
When Arizona couples get a divorce, one person might want to keep the family home. This could be because the parent wants the children to be able to go on living in the house instead of dealing with the upheaval of living in a new place. It could simply be because the...
Protecting retirement benefits during divorce
Divorce brings many changes, particularly to finances. And as many Arizona residents have discovered, one of the financial aspects that can be significantly affected by divorce is retirement. While divorce often means having to restructure retirement plans, the...
Selling or keeping the family home in divorce
If one person in Arizona hopes to keep the home in a divorce, that person should treat the process with the same diligence that would be used in purchasing a new home. Emotional reasons, especially if there are children, often influence this decision, but it is...
Identifying hidden assets during divorce
There are many ways a person might discover that his or her spouse is hiding assets during a divorce in Arizona. This might be done because a spouse is trying to avoid sharing assets during the divorce, conceal an affair or both of these things. For example, one woman...
Divorce property division and the marital home
Couples in Arizona who decide to divorce may face difficult decisions about the family home, especially when children are involved. One of the most obvious ways to handle real estate in a divorce is to put the home on the market. The mortgage can be paid off with the...
Dividing a 401(k) in an Arizona divorce
When Arizona couples decide to end their marriage, their retirement funds are often among the largest assets that they own. Going through a divorce is often financially difficult, but people can take action to help protect their financial future and move forward after...
The benefits of prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
Over time, people may have different feelings toward their partners. Therefore, Arizona residents who are planning on getting married may benefit from creating a prenuptial agreement. It will dictate what happens in the event that the marriage ends. One of the best...
Property division tips for older adults in a divorce
The Pew Research Center reports that older couples are divorcing twice as often as they did in the 1990s, and this means that more Arizona couples who divorce may be dealing with complex financial matters. The increasing popularity of annuities means these are a...
Inherited IRAs in a divorce property settlement
People in Phoenix considering divorce may be concerned about how their assets will be affected by the property division process that accompanies the end of a marriage. Individual retirement accounts, or IRAs, and other forms of retirement funds are often some of the...