People in high-asset divorces often have considerable opportunities to hide assets from their spouses. It's not legal and it's certainly not right, but it can be done. That's why it's essential for spouses to do some digging if they suspect that a husband or wife...
High Asset Divorce
Ensuring your financial stability after divorce
When you divorce, even if you get a fair settlement, adjusting to your new financial situation as a single person is going to be challenging. You're no longer splitting housing and other expenses between two incomes. Even people with considerable assets find that...
Proposed Florida legislation would mandate marriage guide
Legislation proposed by Florida state lawmakers would provide some required reading for couples before they could apply for a marriage license. The legislators behind the bill, who include Jacksonville Republican Rep. Clay Yarborough, are seeking to lower the divorce...
Is your spouse hiding assets in cryptocurrencies?
The digital currency bitcoin has been around for awhile. However, the cryptocurrency that is held anonymously -- and still a mystery to many -- has gained significant media attention recently. Its value rose over a whopping 1,300 percent last year. The current price...
Florida woman fails to get guardianship of estranged husband
A retired South Florida politician who filed for divorce this past March from his wife of four years found himself faced with an unexpected situation. The following day, his wife took steps to get herself named as his guardian, claiming that her husband might have...
Where’s the money? Finding assets your spouse has hidden
Unfortunately, divorce tends to bring out the worst in those who once pledged to love one another. This can include stashing valuable assets to avoid having to share them in a property settlement. This is an illegal practice, but one must first get caught before...
Get your financial priorities in order when divorcing after 50
As we've discussed here before, divorce rates have risen significantly in recent decades for those in their 50s and older. Financial security after divorce should be a priority for people who are nearing their retirement years when they divorce. This is particularly...
The impact of teen daughters on their parents’ marriage
Some of our readers may have heard about a recently-published study that indicates that parents who have a daughter before a son are more likely to divorce during their daughter's teen years than those whose first-born is a boy when he hits that stage of life. This...
Feeling blue about your retirement when facing a gray divorce?
Divorce is difficult, no matter how old you are, the ages of your children or where you are in life. Many older Florida couples can testify to this as divorce becomes more common for people over the age of 50. This trend of an increase in divorce filings for older...
Don’t let divorce jeopardize your job
When you're in the thick of a divorce, no matter what you're doing, the details and emotions of it are likely never far from your mind. This can impact how well you handle every aspect of your life -- including your job. The last thing you need during a divorce is to...