As part of National Public Radio’s morning edition report for April 29, 2019, business correspondent Yuki Noguchi reported on a phenomenon we have witnessed, financial infidelity. Ours is an age
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REAL ESTATE AND DIVORCE: STOP, LOOK AND THEN LIST
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So it’s break up time and you can’t wait to “move on” in not just the emotional but the physical sense of the word. Even though you and your spouse…
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CREDIT REPORT, PLEASE
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In the past decade, Americans have racked up a prodigious amount of debt and it is fairly common for clients in divorce to not really understand how their debt is …
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CASE SCHILLER BRINGS BAD NEWS FOR HOMEOWNERS
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The 2011 numbers are in an homes in America lost another 4% of their value last year. Add the rate of inflation for 2011 to that and the number comes to …
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LIVING TOGETHER WITHOUT MARRIAGE
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The October 15, 2010 edition of USA Today informs us the business of living together without benefit of marriage in what is termed a “committed relationship” is becoming more and …
CHECK YOUR OWN X#X#X# CREDIT
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We have recently experienced a surge in claims related to unauthorized use of credit lines including forgeries. It seems that when the economy turned suddenly in 2008 some folks decided …
A REMINDER THAT THE WORLD OF BANKRUPTCY HAS CHANGED
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Attorneys in our firm recently taught a seminar on the preparation of marital settlement agreements. The seminar touched upon the subject of bankruptcy and its effect upon obligations undertaken as …
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