During your marriage, you and your spouse may have pooled your resources in order to keep up the lifestyle you enjoyed here in Connecticut. Now that you and your spouse have agreed to part ways, some financial adjustments will be necessary. Depending on the circumstances, you could either pay or receive spousal support as part of your divorce.
Protecting 529 savings plans during divorce
For many parents today, saving for a child's education begins before he or she is even born. With the high costs of an education unlikely to go away anytime soon, this is a prudent choice. But, what happens when parents face divorce after they've already established an educational 529 savings plan?
Be sure you feel comfortable with your divorce attorney
Choosing an attorney is like choosing a doctor. If he or she fails to listen to one's needs and desires, a Connecticut resident could end up worse off than he or she was before. When one is getting a divorce, this could be a disaster financially and as a parent.
Making sure a child custody arrangement works for the school year
School has started here in Stamford, and that often means chaotic mornings, long drop off lines and extracurricular activities, along with homework. These days are often challenging enough in a home with two parents, but when the parents are divorced and living in separate homes, they can present an even larger challenge. That is, unless the parents took the time to put provisions into place for the school year when they made their child custody arrangements.
When an attorney may be needed in child custody matters
Like many Connecticut parents, you may have attempted to resolve your divorce issues without enlisting the aid of an attorney. Then, quite unexpectedly, things took a turn for the worse when it came to resolving your child custody issues. The following may help you determine when to get an attorney involved, if you do not have one already.
