During the holiday gift buying season, 60 percent of people either overspend or have a spouse who overspends during the holiday season. How should you prepare for your holiday shopping to ensure you are part of the minority who do not overspend during the holidays? Financial adviser Dan Danford, CFP®, …
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Question: I need financial advice on divorce on how to protect my assets and 401k. I think we are heading to divorce, and I assume I am going to need all the extra money I can to afford the best divorce lawyer. I was considering stopping my contributions to my …
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Question: My child support question is about wage garnishment. I have a monthly child support obligation that I have never failed to meet. Recently I switched from writing checks to paying electronically, and now my is refusing to accept the electronic checks. So the child support enforcement agency is now …
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Question: I need marriage separation advice on how to enforce child custody and visitation without court orders in place. Over Thanksgiving, my wife and her family would not allow me to see my children. All I wanted to do was spend Thanksgiving with my sons, but I was told I …
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Question: My ex-wife keeps trying to get sole child custody by harassing me and filing frivolous motions with the court. Every few months she writes me a threatening letter and then files something with the court that is usually dismissed but still costs me attorney fees and time away from …
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Question: My divorce question is about modifying child support while temporarily out of work. I was recently diagnosed with depression from my divorce and was placed on short term disability leave with a huge cut in my salary. Can I reduce my child support payments until I am working full-time …
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Question: My ex-wife has primary custody of our son, but I would like to know if I can modify the child custody schedule due to his poor grades. Over the last several years our son has failed the majority of his classes and gotten in trouble at school, including a …
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A divorce can be an emotionally trying event for anyone and it can create havoc on finances. If a divorce has left you with less finances than before, re-evaluating and creating a new budget can help you gain financial security and prevent ruining your credit and mounting debt. The first …
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Question: Do child custody laws take infidelity into account when determining child custody? My wife has confirmed cheating on me by having multiple affairs. I want to know what effect her confirmed cheating has on our divorce settlement, specifically how it impact a child custody determination.
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Question: I am looking for financial advice on divorce regarding paying off debt acquired during the marriage. My wife bought a vehicle when I was deployed, and I was listed as a co-signer. Now that we are getting a divorce she says I am on the hook to pay for …
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