For anyone who will be getting divorced in 2019 and likely will be paying alimony, the prospect of facing the tax changes to alimony brought about by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) can be daunting. In high-asset divorces in particular, the TCJA federal tax law...
Month: January 2019
How Getting Out of Debt can Prevent Divorce
Many Michigan residents know that money problems often are central to marital problems. While handling financial difficulties properly can not save all marriages, a recent report from NBC News suggests that getting out of debt may be able to prevent divorce in a...
Divorce Myths in Michigan
Almost everybody has a story about divorce, whether it is their own divorce experience or that of a friend or family member. While sharing these narratives can help some people through the divorce process, the continuous imparting of experiential knowledge of divorce...
How Divorce Affects Grandparents’ Relationships with Grandchildren
When a married couple decides to get divorced, we often spend a significant amount of time thinking about how the divorce will affect minor children from the marriage. When we think about kids from a marriage, we typically focus on the children's psychological and...
Premarital Cohabitation and the Likelihood of Divorce
Does premarital cohabitation lead to divorce? In other words, if a couple lives together before marriage, are they more likely to file for divorce than if they never lived together prior to getting married? This is certainly not a new question, but a recent study...
Is Divorce in Michigan Seasonal?
Since the holiday season was just upon us, it is an opportune time to discuss a study on the timing of divorce. According to an article in Live Science, a study conducted by researchers at the University of Washington analyzed thousands of divorces that took place...