Scottsdale Divorce Lawyer | Owens & Perkins, Attorneys at Law
Many couples that are at or nearing retirement are aware of the benefit of a good estate plan and have already had their directives clearly set forth in writing. Divorce, naturally, throws a wrinkle in this plan, as couples are forced to rethink how they want their assets distributed and/or who they want making financial …
Spousal maintenance (also known as alimony) is an integral part of divorce, but for those going through gray divorce after a marriage of long duration, it can be especially tricky. Today, although the wage earning gap is narrowing and not as wide as it may have once been when women were providing all of the …
When it comes to divorce, everyone thinks first about the assets that need to be divided, whether it’s the home, other properties, cars, or bank accounts. But divorce also involves the division of the less-exciting aspects of the marital estate, the debt. For a few couples nearing or in retirement, much of the debt has …
When saving for retirement, most couples try to plan for how to continue their standard of living for an extended period of time after retirement. They “do the math” to determine how their household will function financially when there is no longer new income coming in. But, what happens when one household becomes two? No …
A study by the Pew Research Center from March of 2017 showed divorce rates for adults ages 50 and older have roughly doubled in the past 25 years. These types of divorces are often called “gray” divorce. There are several contributing factors to this increase, one being that no-fault divorce is now available in all …
