Divorce after 50 : your guide to the unique legal & financial challenges

Title:

Author:

Green, Janice, 1948- author.

ISBN:

9781413322279

Personal Author:

Green, Janice, 1948- author.

Edition:

Third edition.

Publication Information:

Berkeley, CA : Nolo, 2016.

Physical Description:

377 pages ; 23 cm

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

How did i get here? : the rhyme and reason of late-life divorce -- Getting guidance : the professional side -- Getting guidance : the personal side -- Your divorce options -- Marital property : steps to a fair division -- The big-ticket items : your home, your retirement, and your family business -- More about assets : and what they're worth to you -- The bad news : debts and taxes -- The health care puzzle -- Your financial survival -- Estate planning and divorce -- The end game : finishing up and moving on -- Survival stories.

Subject Term:

Divorce -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Popular works.

Middle-aged persons -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Older people -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Document ID:

SD_ILS:2234071

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A road map for late-life divorce

Divorce can be emotionally devastating at any time, but the emotional and financial challenges are even greater for people who divorce later in life and can face complicated issues of blended families, health care concerns, and retirement planning.

Attorney Janice Green brings 30-plus years of experience as a divorce lawyer, and in particular her experience counseling clients over 50, to Divorce After 50 . She addresses: * Divorce options (including mediation and collaborative divorce)
* How to receive the best guidance from lawyersand professional advisers
* Dividing marital property fairly
* Retirement plan rules
* Spousal support (alimony)
* How divorce affects estate planning
* Keeping good health care (updated to include new rules under the Affordable Care Act) The book also includes divorce survival stories that illustrate your options and provide encouragement. They got through it, and with the help of Divorce After 50 , you can, too.

Author Notes

Attorney Janice Green is a partner in Farris Green, a leading boutique law firm in Austin, Texas. She is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and named to Best Lawyers in America. She has published numerous articles for family law attorneys, including many focusing on late-life divorce, and has spoken to various professional groups.

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Matrimonial lawyer Green explores the special legal, monetary, and emotional burdens of a marital split that occurs after age 50. She covers how to select and work with an attorney, the choice of legal mechanisms for terminating a marriage, and how to work out a fair division of marital property. The discussion of postdivorce health-care coverage, retirement benefits, and estate planning is thorough and practical, and will enable readers to plan for the changes that may occur in those critical areas. Those looking for evidence that there is life on the other side of a gray divorce will appreciate the chapter of personal survival stories. Appendixes include guidance on inventorying assets and calculating living expenses, as well as a list of state insurance risk pool contacts. VERDICT By focusing on the exceptional concerns of the growing number of aging divorces divorcees, this book fills a gap on the self-help divorce shelf. Essential for public libraries.-Joan Pedzich, Harris Beach PLLC, Rochester, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Your Late-Life Divorce Companion	p. 1
1 How Did I Get Here? The Rhyme and Reason of Late-Life Divorce	p. 3
Why Is This Happening?	p. 4
Bitterness Is Not Your Friend	p. 14
2 Getting Guidance-The Professional Side	p. 17
The Role of Lawyers in Divorce	p. 18
Working With a Divorce Lawyer	p. 19
Unbundled Legal Services: The a la Carte Approach	p. 46
Working With Other Advisers	p. 50
3 Getting Guidance-The Personal Side	p. 53
What You May Hear From Your Spouse, and How to Respond	p. 54
Family and Friends	p. 59
Adult Children and Divorce	p. 62
Surrogate Decision Making: When a Divorcing Spouse Needs Extra Help	p. 69
Getting the Help You Need	p. 76
4 Your Divorce Options	p. 77
Alternatives to Divorce	p. 78
Litigation	p. 85
Arbitration	p. 94
Mediation and Collaborative Divorce	p. 95
5 Marital Property: Steps to a Fair Division	p. 109
Four Steps in Analyzing Marital Property	p. 110
Identify	p. 111
Characterize	p. 121
Value	p. 125
Divide	p. 128
Basic Financial Principles	p. 131
The Next Phase	p. 137
6 The Big-Ticket Items: Your Home, Your Retirement, and Your Family Business	p. 139
Your Home	p. 140
Demystifying Retirement Plans and QDROs	p. 150
Businesses and Professions	p. 165
7 More About Assets-And What They're Worth to You	p. 177
Liquid Assets	p. 178
Nonliquid Assets	p. 183
Employment Benefits: Beyond Retirement	p. 190
Personal Property	p. 196
A Major Accomplishment	p. 201
8 The Bad News: Debts and Taxes	p. 203
Identifying and Characterizing Debts	p. 204
Types of Debts and How to Divide Them	p. 206
Bankruptcy	p. 209
Don't Forget the Tax Consequences	p. 211
Taxes in the Year of Divorce	p. 214
How Taxes Affect Value	p. 215
9 The Health Care Puzzle	p. 223
Early Warning	p. 224
Croup and Individual Coverage	p. 226
Health Insurance Under the Affordable Care Act	p. 229
COBRA and Similar Military Coverage	p. 232
State Insurance Risk Pools	p. 236
Medicare	p. 237
Medicaid	p. 242
Long-Term Care	p. 245
Bridging the Gap	p. 246
10 Your Financial Survival	p. 247
Budgeting-The Four You've Gotta's	p. 248
Exploring Potential Income Streams	p. 253
Being Inventive in Your Financial Life	p. 272
11 Estate Planning and Divorce	p. 275
Before the Divorce: Beware the Traps	p. 277
During: Watchdogging the Status Quo	p. 286
After: Taking Care of Business	p. 290
12 The End Came: Finishing Up and Moving On	p. 293
The Marital Settlement Agreement	p. 294
Postdivorce Details	p. 298
Moving On	p. 300
You, Divorced	p. 303
13 Survival Stories	p. 305
Survival Stories	p. 306
Your Survival Story	p. 331
Appendixes
A Inventory of Assets and Liabilities	p. 333
B Assessing Your Living Expenses	p. 347
Index	p. 351

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