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Posts tagged with ‘401(k)’

  • Attorneys

    Is Your Attorney a Divorce Financial Expert?

    - by counterbalancedivorce

    Finances play a major role in divorce. It is unreasonable to think that just because your attorney is an expert at family law they are also a divorce financial expert. How will they handle these types of situations? Will they ignore them? Try to muddle through? Or will they seek outside help? Here are a few questions to help you know how your divorce attorney may respond.

  • Attorneys

    Whose Side Is Your Divorce Attorney On?

    - by counterbalancedivorce

    Before you decide to file for divorce, make sure you understand how the Family Court system works and how to protect yourself. Here are a few questions to ask your attorney to make sure that they are one of the “good guys”.

  • QDROs

    What’s a QDRO – 5 Things to Know About Divorce and 401(k)s

    - by counterbalancedivorce

    So, you’ve reached a settlement agreement with your spouse, and you’re now in the final stretch of divorce. Then your attorney or mediator leans over and says, “By the way, you will need a QDRO to split that account. And it is going to cost a little extra.” Wait, what? Are you serious? What even is a QDRO?”