Money and Assets

Negotiating Divorce Before Retirement

April 30, 2015

Divorcing in your retirement years is growing in popularity, but it carries some significant financial risks. Investment income, Social Security benefits, and other financial instruments must be split equitably according to the law, without leaving one party without the money necessary to support...

Elise Buie Family Law | Who Gets The Pets After Divorce?

April 29, 2015

When parents go through a divorce, child custody can be one of the hardest issues to deal with. But increasingly in American households, pets are part of the family, and separating can create similar concerns over who gets the family pet.

Elise Buie Family Law | Retirement Planning After Divorce

April 26, 2015

It might seem like common sense that when a marriage dissolves, all the assets owned by the couple must be dispensed with according to the laws of the state in which the couple lived. But what about planning for the years following divorce?