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Preparing financially for divorce will help avoid costly pitfalls

August 8, 2018 By Patricia Barrett

Preparing financially for divorce will help avoid costly pitfalls

Doing your financial homework before you file for divorce can help you avoid a host of potentially costly pitfalls. Learn all you can about the divorce laws in your state and consider engaging a team of experts to get you through. The timing your divorce may also play a role in the financial outcome of your divorce. Meeting with a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, such as myself, also can … [Read more...]

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New tax law may impact your divorce in 2018

January 5, 2018 By Patricia Barrett

The ink is barely dry on the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" which both houses of Congress passed on Dec. 20, 2017,  yet, accountants are scrambling to figure out how the 500-page law will affect their clients this year. Most can't believe this complicated and confusing law is effective immediately. "We don't have a year to figure it out," said one notable tax expert. And some are warning the new law … [Read more...]

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Four Ways to Get a Divorce in Texas

In Texas, there are four methods by which to get a divorce: an Informal Agreement, through a Litigated or Adversarial Divorce, a Collaborative Divorce, or a Cooperative Divorce Mediation. The first … [Read More...]

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