by Megan Cook | Sep 21, 2018 | DECREE LANGUAGE, Divorce Case Results, Retirement in Divorce
A very common question clients have is do I have to divide my 401K in my divorce? Will the judge allow me to keep 100% of my 401K? The answer is that yes it is possible to keep 100% of your 401K. It is also possible that your spouse could keep 100% of the value of...
by Megan Cook | Apr 26, 2018 | Agreements Incident to Divorce, DECREE LANGUAGE, Domestic Relations Orders
Divorce decrees are public record, and sometimes our clients do not want the whole world to know what their assets and debts are and how they are being divided in a divorce. One of our many services includes an “Agreement Incident to Divorce,” (AID) which...
by Megan Cook | Apr 23, 2018 | Child Custody, Co-Parenting, DECREE LANGUAGE
Most of the time, clients who have an uncontested divorce are also able to co-parent pretty well. They manage to anticipate and reduce conflict, and have agreements about who makes certain decisions in their children’s lives. They usually are hyper-focused on the best...
by Megan Cook | Apr 20, 2018 | DECREE LANGUAGE, Resources
There’s a general idea that a court cannot order a parent to be a good parent. While that is true in most scenarios, sometimes the parties can agree or a court will order that specific language is put in the final decree to ensure each parent is caring for the child...
by Megan Cook | Jun 22, 2017 | DECREE LANGUAGE
When to Use Language If the terms of divorce involve a joint car lien, then unless they can pay off the lien as part of the terms of divorce, then the party that gets the car should be ordered to refinance it. Decree Language Example For Refinancing Car ASSET AWARD of...
by Megan Cook | Jun 22, 2017 | DECREE LANGUAGE
When to Use the Provision If the parties will have joint accounts after the divorce is over, there should be an enforceable deadline for when the parties will have to close the accounts, as bank accounts can be overdrawn, which can result in liability to an ex-spouse...
