For many couples, dividing retirement accounts can be one of the most stressful aspects of divorce. After all, your future financial health often depends on this savings. Dividing retirement savings for military spouses involves an additional challenge: dividing...
Reviewing examples of marital property
For those getting a divorce, there are many factors to consider, such as child custody and simply adjusting to life after ending a marriage. However, the financial side of divorce is especially hard for many people and property division requires careful consideration....
Can estate planning include a non-married partner?
There are two goals to estate planning; determining what happens to your property after you die and knowing who will take care of you once you become incapacitated. When you have a partner but are unmarried, it is imperative to have an estate plan. The plan will...
USDA calls for implementation of SNAP child support provisions
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs in Kentucky and around the country help nearly 40 million people put food on the table, and many of them are children. Studies reveal that 37% of the children in the United States who have a parent living outside the home...
Financial concerns for stay-at-home parents
When people in Kentucky decide to divorce, there are a number of factors that go into the final settlement. While the emotional and practical aspects of ending a marriage can be the most prominent issues at first, the financial effects of a divorce can linger long...
Paying child support while disabled
Parents in Kentucky and other states may be required to pay child support even if they become disabled. However, a disability may make it difficult as a practical matter to work for the money needed to make those payments. The circumstances surrounding a noncustodial...
Amending custody orders not always easy, but possible
Custody after divorce is often a contentious issue for parents in Kentucky and throughout America. In many cases, custody decisions are based on factors like income stability and safe living conditions. It's important to note, however, that custody decisions may...
Personality traits that lead to divorce
Marriage is typically a time of excitement, hopefulness and change for the marrying couple. Nevertheless, maintaining a marital union over the years is hard work. Couples who may not have been very compatible from the beginning are even more likely to have difficulty...
The health impacts of divorcing later in life
Kentuckians over 50 are divorcing in greater and greater numbers. In fact, the rate of divorce for this group has doubled since 1990. The phenomenon has been referred to as gray divorce, and it is linked with heightened symptoms of depression and other health...
Child support cases reflect different situations
Kentucky parents who have entered the child support system recently may find all of the specialized terminology confusing or frustrating. It may not be clear why some families pay child support privately while others pay it through a state-monitored system. There are...