by beth | Jan 20, 2016 | A Tale of Two Divorces, Allocation of Parental Responsibilities, Divorce, Divorce & Parenting, Modifying Parenting Time
Walking out of the mediation session with a fully signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) tucked firmly into her canvas messenger bag, Angela Aingel felt elated that her divorce was close to finality. Of course, from deep down, she was reminded that she was divorcing...
by beth | Jan 18, 2016 | Social Security
When spouses both receive Social Security Benefits, they have an incentive to maximize the benefit of the lower lifetime earner by allowing him or her to receive spousal benefits based on the higher lifetime earner. On the other hand, the married couple also has an...
by beth | Jan 10, 2016 | A Tale of Two Divorces, Divorce
Part 1 After years of marriage, Art Aingel received the call from his attorney that he was officially divorced. He had settled his case in mediation, avoiding a costly trial, and man was he relieved about that! Art called his friend Draco DeVille, who was going...
by beth | Jan 2, 2016 | A Tale of Two Divorces, Divorce
Angela Aingel was on the way to meet with her FINANCIAL ADVISOR and her ESTATE PLANNING ATTORNEY. She thought that once she settled her divorce case in mediation, she was D-O-N-E done. Not true. The attorneys and parties ended up negotiating details of the...
by beth | Dec 10, 2015 | Divorce
If a person is considering filing for divorce at the end of the year, there are a lot of things at stake, and sometimes a person can end up spinning in circles deciding whether to file this year or next. I always tell my clients that they should live their life first...