Question: My ex recently was approved for SSDI benefits along with my children receiving some back payments. Should I file a motion to have my child support reduced due to her receiving these benefits? With the settlement money my children received, could I get child support modified retroactively for the …
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How do I use SSI benefits to calculate child support?
Question: My ex-wife and I are changing custody of our one minor child. She currently pays me child support and I will now be paying her in the future. I have a adult son that is 22 and disabled. He does receive SSI benefits, but I still provide over half …
CONTINUE READINGMoney Made Easy: Emergency Money
In this week’s edition of Money Made Easy, host Dan Danford answers this financial question from a viewer: How many months worth of emergency savings do I need? What about if I am approaching retirement and will have a very stable income of my pension and social security benefits? Danford, …
CONTINUE READINGDoes my ex get part of my military retirement if she’s remarried?
Question: I have been divorced for about nine years now and my ex is remarried. Does she still get part of my military retirement when I retire even though she’s remarried? Also, my son turns 18 in March but he will be in high school until May and the child …
CONTINUE READINGPreserving Your Retirement
by Richard J. Coffee, II, Cordell & Cordell, P.C. The dissolution of a marriage presents numerous changes and unfortunate consequences. Custody issues may be resolved by compromise, mediation and/or counseling. The personal property division may be an irritating inconvenience. Financial support a current cash flow adjustment. None of these are …
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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 …
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