Legal name change in or after a divorce
- September 17th, 2014
- John R. Gaertner
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If you are getting a divorce, you may want to change your last name back to your maiden name. It used to be easy, you just called yourself by a different name. However, in this day and age it is a legal process…
When to use a Prenuptial Agreement
- September 9th, 2014
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Each state has its own separate laws that govern what types of property constitute sole and separate property. Upon separation by death or divorce, the court will separate all of the marital property evenly. In order to avoid a court deciding…
How to determine Spousal Support
- September 4th, 2014
- John R. Gaertner
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Spousal support (also referred to as alimony) is a monthly payment made by one spouse to the other following divorce. Not every former spouse receives alimony, which is also called spousal support or maintenance. Alimony will be awarded only when a former…