“Do it, and I’ll cut you out of my will.” That line, uttered in countless movies and TV shows, makes it sound easy to disinherit a wayward friend or relative—just write them out of your will. In reality, it isn’t always that simple.
With so many entities requesting it, it’s no wonder that most Americans know their Social Security number by heart. But giving it out to so many people with such frequency puts you at risk of joining the more than 17 million Americans who were victims of identity theft in 2014 alone. How do you protect yourself?
The studies don’t provide a definitive answer as to whether open marriage is doomed to fail. Perhaps the success of an open marriage has more to do with the people involved and their mindsets than the practice itself. While an open marriage might sound fun and exciting to you, there’s a lot involved in making it work and avoiding divorce court.
Divorced couples dealing with shared child custody have to make hard decisions. Take moving, for example. You may have an excellent reason for wanting to do so. Perhaps you or your new spouse has landed a fantastic job in another city, or you want to live closer to extended family, to provide or receive support. It may be the best thing for everyone, including the kids…but what if your ex doesn’t agree?
Everyone knows what a parent is, right? Wrong. In fact, courts have been slowly expanding the concept of parental rights, and a recent New York case posed the latest challenge to traditional notions of how we define the term.
If you want to keep something safe, put it in a bank’s safe deposit box, right? Maybe not. A safe deposit box is a good place to keep some things, but shouldn’t automatically be your go-to solution for storing items of value or importance.
Crowdfunding is great for starting a business or for soliciting charitable donations, but how about paying for your divorce? Plumfund, a site that offers crowdfunding for just about anything you can imagine, has added a divorce registry. Should you try it?
Should children who are refugees have the right to an attorney when they’re facing deportation from the United States? According to one immigration judge, the answer—incredibly—is no.
The rocker and his wife, who became widely known through their family’s TV reality show, are both in their 60s, and while they’re not your usual couple in many respects, their split is typical of a trend known as “gray divorce.”
A bankruptcy court judge in March of 2016 called out rapper 50 Cent for posting pics of himself on Instagram with stacks of cash after filing for bankruptcy. In general, avoiding additional scrutiny is the safest route in a bankruptcy situation, so try to keep a low profile—and keep your bling photos to yourself—until the process plays out.