If you and your spouse have decided to end your marriage, you may feel apprehensive about the property division phase of the divorce. The effort to assemble your financial information takes time, but it will help you identify and categorize your assets for a smoother...
Property Division
What should you do with your marital home?
Deciding to divorce your current spouse means deciding what to do about your marital home. Which options do you have, and which makes sense for you? U.S. News & World Report may help you decide how to handle property division in a divorce. Explore your choices to...
What do you know about selling a home during a divorce?
As part of your divorce, you and your current spouse want to sell your marital home. Neither of you knows how to navigate the process, and you want to do things the right way. American Home Agents offers tips for putting a marital home on the market during a divorce....
Is your divorcing partner trying to cheat you out of assets?
When going through a divorce, you hope your spouse is as honest and forthcoming as possible. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. In fact, many couples find that at least one spouse has attempted to hide assets. To make sure you get your fair share, you may...
Micro factors that may affect the value of your family business
If you own a New Jersey business, the recent economic turmoil may affect its value and become a point of contention if you are going through a divorce. The financial impact and fluctuation in asset values could require a valuation for equitable distribution purposes....
What happens to the mortgage when you divorce?
When your New Jersey marriage comes to an end, you need to figure out what to do with your shared assets and debts so that you may move forward with life on your own. If you and your one-time partner share a home and mortgage with one another, you must determine what...
How can your records help you keep your business?
You have worked hard to build up a profitable business, so if you are preparing for a divorce, you may worry that a court will award your spouse a portion of your business value. This ruling may cause you to sell off the business to pay your spouse. This is where your...
What are ways to negotiate property division?
You may have some personal possessions that you do not want to part with, and yet your upcoming divorce makes it possible or even likely that you will have to sell them off to split the value between yourself and your spouse. Still, it is possible to work out an...
Post-divorce debt responsibilities and realities
Many people struggling in their marriage may fear getting divorced in part due to the financial losses they may experience after splitting their assets with their spouse. Once the decision to divorce has been made, however, spouses realize that they must not only...
Property division in New Jersey: How do pensions fit in the mix?
When a couple makes the decision to divorce, there are a number of issues they need to discuss. One of those is property division. How are assets and debts split when a couple is soon to un-couple? One of the things that could be up for discussion concerns...