Adultery is an innate betrayal of marital vows. It can do psychological and emotional damage to the innocent spouse and may even expose them to medical risks. Adultery can also cause irrevocable damage to a marital relationship. The discovery of an adulterous affair...
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3 reasons many married couples decide to create postnuptial agreements
Prenuptial agreements are contracts that people sign before getting married. They establish clear expectations for the marriage and also discuss what might happen if the couple ever divorces. Only a minority of spouses begin a marriage with a prenuptial agreement in...
3 questions people commonly have about their homes during divorce
The decision to file for divorce comes with numerous practical challenges. People struggle to separate their lives at the end of a marriage, especially because they have likely combined financial resources for years. The more assets married couples share with one...
3 times a prenuptial agreement may not hold up in court
Although people generally enter marriages with the intention of staying together for life, some couples cannot achieve that goal. They file for divorce for any of a number of reasons, including infidelity or slowly growing apart over the years. With divorce comes some...
What is the role of a CDFA in a divorce?
The divorce process can involve the assistance and guidance of different professionals. One of these can be a certified divorce financial analyst. As a trained financial professional that focuses on divorce finances, a CDFA can help couples going through a divorce in...
How to divide a 401(k) in a divorce
North Carolina law stipulates that assets inside of a marital estate are to be divided in an equitable manner when a couple divorces. Generally speaking, retirement assets are considered to be part of a marital estate even if the account is in one spouse's name. There...
How social media can impact the divorce process in North Carolina
Several studies have linked social media to relationship or marriage problems. Platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter have users that often mislead or influence people on how their spouses should behave or what they should look like. It also...
How to make your divorce a perfect one
The end of your North Carolina marriage may be one of the most traumatic events you'll go through in your adult life, and this is true even if you know that getting a divorce is the best decision that you can make for yourself. Fortunately, there are steps that you...
Why should you hire a CDFA?
Most divorces involve a complicated division of assets, and some of these transactions might trigger taxable events that could erode an asset's value. Therefore, it may be a good idea to hire a certified divorce financial analyst (CDFA). A North Carolina CDFA provides...
Pros and cons of prenuptial agreements
Contrary to popular belief, it's not a bad omen to think about divorce before you get married. The state of North Carolina doesn't have an appreciably higher divorce rate than any other area of the U.S. Part of this equity may be due to the fact that more couples are...