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What about Life Insurance after Divorce?

Signing divorce papers Following a dissolution or legal separation, one or both of the parties may be required to carry a life insurance policy (/budgeting-investing/financial-planning-articles/saving-and-budgeting/insurance-concerns-after-divorce.asp). A newly-single parent may need to take out a policy to provide for their children in the event of death. The insurance money can take the place of what the deceased parent would have paid…

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Why should I Establish Paternity?

In Indiana, children born during a marriage are presumed to belong to the husband. But what if you’ve never been married? Without establishing paternity through the court, single fathers don’t have the same rights automatically afforded to married fathers. While it’s true that dads share equal rights with mothers, a single man only gains his standing when paternity is established…

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