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Valuing Stock Options for Property Division

Jane and Jonas are getting a divorce after fifteen years of marriage. Jane, an engineer, receives a substantial annual bonus in stock options. Her company uses them as an incentive to retain good employees. Jane wonders whether the court will consider these stock...

What Will Happen to Stored Embryos after Divorce?

Frieda and Fred, married for eight years and in that time have unsuccessfully tried to conceive a child. Last year, the couple underwent in-vitro fertilization and have stored for implantation six fertilized embryos at a Massachusetts clinic. However, shortly after,...

Filing Taxes after Divorce

When married, most every couple files taxes jointly. They claim both children as dependency exemptions. This allows them to maximize the tax benefits of being a family in the United States. When that party divorces, they raise these once simple tax decisions for...

Am I Taxed on Property I receive in My Divorce?

As I’ve previously discussed on this blog, taxation is relevant to divorces in three main categories. The first relates to support, including child support and alimony. The second is about property distribution, called equitable distribution in...

Bankruptcy and Its Impact on Divorce

This past week, I attended a two-day training by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. It covered various topical issues in our profession. Programs like this are always great to refresh memory regarding issues we don’t necessarily deal with in every...