Divorce after 50.
Book - 2010
Discusses the emotional, social, legal, and financial effects of late-life divorce.
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- Published
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Berkeley, Calif. :
Nolo
2010-
- Holdings
- CURRENT EDITION ONLY.
- Language
- English
- Other Authors
- Item Description
- Subtitle varies.
- Physical Description
- volumes ; 23 cm
- ISBN
- 9781413332339
- Your Late-Life Divorce Companion
- 1. How Did I Get Here? The Rhyme and Reason of Late-Life Divorce
- Why is This Happening?
- Bitterness Is Not Your Friend
- 2. Getting Guidance-The Professional Side
- The Lawyer's Role in Divorce
- Working With a Divorce Lawyer
- Unbundled Legal Services: The à la Carte Approach
- Working With Other Advisers
- 3. Getting Guidance-The Personal Side
- What You Might Hear From Your Spouse, and How to Respond
- Family and Friends
- Adult Children and Divorce
- Surrogate Decision Making: When a Divorcing Spouse Needs Extra Help
- Getting the Help You Need
- 4. Your Divorce Options
- Alternatives to Divorce
- Litigation
- Arbitration
- Mediation and Collaborative Divorce
- 5. Marital Property: Steps to a Fair Division
- Four Steps in Analyzing Marital Property
- Identify
- Characterize
- Value
- Divide
- Basic Financial Principles
- The Next Phase
- 6. The Big-Ticket Items: Your Home, Your Retirement, and Your Family Business
- Your Home
- Demystifying Retirement Plans and QDROs
- Businesses and Professions
- 7. More About Assets-And What They're Worth to You
- Liquid Assets
- Nonliquid Assets
- Employment Benefits: Beyond Retirement
- Personal Property
- A Major Accomplishment
- 8. The Bad News: Debts and Taxes
- Identifying and Characterizing Debts
- Types of Debts and How to Divide Them
- Bankruptcy
- Don't Forget the Tax Consequences
- Taxes in the Year of Divorce
- How Taxes Affect Value
- 9. The Health Care Puzzle
- Early Warning
- Group and Individual Coverage
- Health Insurance Under the Affordable Care Act
- COBRA and Similar Military Coverage
- State Insurance Risk Pools
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- Long-Term Care
- Bridging the Gap
- 10. Your Financial Survival
- Budgeting-The Four You've Gotta's
- Exploring Potential Income Streams
- Being Inventive in Your Financial Life
- 11. Estate Planning and Divorce
- Before the Divorce: Beware the Traps
- During the Divorce: Watchdogging the Status Quo
- After the Divorce: Taking Care of Business
- Avoid a Will Contest.
- 12. The End Game: Finishing Up and Moving On
- Divorce by Trial
- The Marital Settlement Agreement
- Postdivorce Details
- Moving On
- You, Divorced
- 13. Survival Stories
- Survival Stories
- Your Survival Story
- Appendixes
- A. Inventory of Assets and Liabilities
- B. Assessing Your Living Expenses
- Index