Ruppert & Schaefer, P.C. Legal Blog

What Happens to Your Retirement During a Dissolution of Marriage Proceeding?

Divorces are complicated. Between dividing things like home furnishings and cars and deciding on parenting time and child support, one more thing to consider is what to do with what each party has saved for their retirement, assuming it was not accounted for in a prenuptial agreement. Retirement accounts like 401(k)s, Roth IRAs, or Employee Stock Ownership Plans are in…

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Dividing Assets and Debts in a Disolution

When couples decide to divorce, one of the many things they consider is how to divide the assets or property they have accumulated during their marriage. This includes things like: checking and savings accounts automobiles and other vehicles or sporting equipment the marital home or other real estate retirement accounts investment portfolios stocks and shares in a company or business…

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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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