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For the entirety of this lawyer’s career, it was universally accepted that if one spouse was going to keep the marital residence, that property needed to be refinanced so that the spouse passing title (i.e., moving on) was no...more
Divorce can be a challenging journey, both emotionally and financially. It requires complex decisions to be made at every stage, especially regarding housing and related financial matters. In an upcoming webinar, Carolyn...more
Depending on the size of any existing mortgage, the equity in the marital home often represents a significant portion of the marital estate, however illiquid that equity may be. So how do the divorcing parties manage that...more
Just about every divorce case involves a house and its corresponding mortgage. In a small number of cases parties agree that dissolution of the marriage is also an opportune time to downsize the residence, but in most...more
In a divorce, the marital home is often one of the most valuable marital assets that the parties have. Typically, the parties also have a mortgage on the marital home with a balance due and owing. To resolve a divorce with...more
In many divorces, the marital home is one of the most valuable assets of the parties. There are three general possibilities in what to do with the marital home in a divorce...more
Ah, home sweet home. Home is your happy place where you can rest and unwind. It is the place you selected to start your family and where you and your family make memories. There is justifiably so much sentimental value tied...more
In many divorce matters, parties own a house jointly. When a married couple owns a home together, this is known by tenancy by the entireties. In these instances, the married couple is also on the mortgage together if the home...more
We frequently represent clients who have engaged in some type of transaction with his or her spouse during the marriage that inadvertently causes them to lose certain rights to property unknowingly. This often happens in the...more