Peaceful Divorce

March 2009 Blog Posts (5)

Transfer of Property Incident to Divorce: Tax Benefit

Many of us have worked on cases where the ultimate property settlement was hampered due to lack of liquidity. This often occurs in families where the most significant asset is either a closely held business or real estate.



Often one of the parties requests that the ultimate disposition of these non-liquid assets be finalized some time in the future when the closely held business or real estate interest is sold. He or she further posits that the real value of these assets will only be… Continue

Added by Sue K. Varon on March 30, 2009 at 1:47pm — 1 Comment

Sensible Steps for Divorced and Stepfamilies

Last Thursday night, March 26, 2009, I presented a tele-class about issues related to re-coupling after divorce. Susan Epstein of Parenting Powers asked some great questions and contributed a stepfamily story of her own.



Below are a few of the things I talked about:



1) How fairy tales, books, and movies inaccuracy depict step families (AKA blended families).



They either portray the stepfamily as one in which they overcome many problems and then live "happily… Continue

Added by Judy M. Graybill on March 30, 2009 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

How To Save $37,500 On Legal Fees AND Protect Your Co-Parenting Relationship

This will probably surprise you but divorce is NOT a legal issue, it is a personal issue and most people should get a divorce with little or no lawyer involvement. If you want to have the smoothest divorce possible the solution is to resolve your problems outside of court.



1. Avoid Lawyers and Courts as much as possible! The first thing you should know is that our legal system is not child-focused or family-friendly; it is adversarial by nature. The emotional and financial price you… Continue

Added by Belinda Rachman, Esq. on March 27, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

New IRS Rules for Claiming the Child Dependency Exemption

With tax season in our midst, the question of claiming the child dependency exemption is consistently posed by our clients. Here is a recent development that you should keep in mind. As you may know, the non-custodial parent can claim the child dependency exemption, as long as the custodial parent signs a waiver promising not to claim the exemption. This is typically accomplished by the use of IRS Form 8332 (which was revised in January 2009.) Recent amendments to IRS regulations provide that a… Continue

Added by Sue K. Varon on March 17, 2009 at 3:00pm — 4 Comments

Divorce 360 Reviews "Happily Divorced!"

The mega-divorce site, Divorce 360, has reviewed founding member Cynthia Tiano's book and audio program, "Happily Divorced! Secrets of the Win-Win Formula". Here is what they had to say:



"Cynthia Tiano was once considered a "killer" as a divorce attorney. She was respected by fellow attorneys and feared by their clients, who worried what they'd lose when they faced her in divorce court. It wasn't until her own divorce that she began to wonder about her tactics.



"I… Continue

Added by Cynthia Tiano, Esq. on March 4, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

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