Divorce and Taxes

As a Financial Planner and CPA I am often asked about issues relating to finance as one goes through divorce. The following is a list of 19 rules that generally apply to finances and divorce. Because every situation is different this list is not all inclusive. You should consult the …

Tips to Avoid Financial Divorce Mistakes

Your marriage is going though a divorce and that can be personally and financially messy. During the divorce proceedings it is important to avoid making financial mistakes. Forbes came out with a list of tips in helping to avoiding making those financial mistakes.

What is a Vocational Expert? Why would I need to hire one for my case?

A vocational expert conducts an analysis of an individual’s job skills and the transferability of those skills to the current job market. Completing an analysis of an individual’s employability with relation to their education and work history includes consideration of: 1) the individual’s educational attainment; 2) length of time since …

What’s it worth?

A major part of most divorces in today’s world center around valuing and dividing property that was accumulated during the marriage. In Missouri, the trial court’s role in your divorce includes both assigning a value to your assets and liabilities and also deciding who gets what.

Long-term Investments

We’ve already established that trying to get in and out of the market at the right time is a losing battle. How, then, should you be managing your long-term investment portfolio? Asset allocation is the first step.

Financial Basics

by Bob Stockdale, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Member SIPC & NYSE First, let me say that it is an honor to be a part of the Dads Divorce team of contributors. I look forward to using this format to address different financial topics on a monthly basis. Let’s start …

Will I have to Pay Maintenance?

One of the first questions I am asked by prospective clients is “Will I have to pay maintenance?” And my response is “It depends.” I then proceed to explain to prospective clients how Courts in Missouri are required to make certain findings and consider certain factors before they may order …

Determining the Marital Value of a Small Business

One of the purposes of a divorce case is to divide the assets and debts acquired by the parties during the marriage. In order to make an equitable distribution it is necessary to determine the value of the marital assets and debts. This task can be difficult in even the …

Ask a Lawyer: Disabled and under reporting at Social Security

Question: I have been approved for SSDI medically but just got declined because SS says I don’t have enough quarters reported in the last ten years. I have been involved in running, managing or contributing to the practice for over 12 years…2 year of which I worked full time in …

Child Support, I Cannot Pay

If you find yourself in a situation where you can no longer make your court ordered child support payments, what do you do first? The first thing you need to do, is find out what the requirements for modifying a child support order are in your state?