Monthly Archives: December 2012
Social Security After Divorce: Understanding Your Benefits
With later-life divorce, as I mentioned, there is a need to protect wealth and assets on into retirement. Another key issue is obtaining health insurance after divorce. For clients who are starting out again at 55 or 65, understanding all of the benefits that are available is critically important. Social Security benefits are not often… Read More »
Can You Share?
Points to consider about joint physical custody We talked earlier about joint physical custody. As I indicated, joint physical custody is a good opportunity for both parents to stay actively involved with their children. More than ever, courts are guided by the best interests of the child when parents decide to divorce, and the best… Read More »
Counting Dad In — Or Out
Paternity matters on Long Island There are good reasons my clients are interested in establishing the paternity of their child. Paternity underpins the rights of fathers and mothers in the following ways: For a father, parenting rights hinge on being named the biological father of a child. A man considered the father of a child,… Read More »