Raiding your Retirement in Divorce

Raiding your Retirement in Divorce

In my last post, I set out 10 basic facts about retirement accounts in divorce in North Carolina. One of those tips mentioned the taxes and penalties that are incurred upon an early withdrawal of retirement funds. This article from Kiplingers...
Your 401k and Divorce: 10 Facts

Your 401k and Divorce: 10 Facts

One item that people frequently worry about most when they find out they are getting divorced is their 401k. The prospect of sharing their retirement savings, whether in a 401k, IRA, pension, or other retirement accounts can cause a lot of anxiety. I have always found...

Value for Your Attorney Fees: Avoiding Future Disputes

The cost of divorce is top of mind for almost every client that I serve.  In my experience the amount of income and net worth have very little impact on how much someone worries about this issue.   The reality is that many divorces involve complex emotional,...

Reptiles Have Bad Divorces

Most of us have heard of the “fight, flight, or freeze” responses that we are pre-programmed to experience in the face of a threat. This is often attributed to the “reptilian” part of our brain or the part of our brains that evolved first and...