The Financial Impact of Divorce: There is More to it Than Splitting Marital Assets

Submitted by: Big Little Wolf Is your divorce still in process? Are you worrying about whether you dotted all your i’s and crossed all your t’s – especially where the future for your children is at stake? Here are several subjects – serious matters – that I had to deal with during my divorce and [...]

Divorce and Pension Benefits: What are a Woman’s Rights During Divorce?

Submitted by: Cathy The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1968 allow a former wife to have rights to an ex-husband’s pension benefits. Pension rights at divorce depend on two sets of rules: • The rules of your ex-spouse’s retirement system; and • The divorce laws of the [...]