Changing your beneficiaries after divorce is extremely important, as illustrated by a 2007 case before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. In this case, a husband designated his wife as primary beneficiary on his employer-provided life insurance policy. Four years after the couple divorced, the man died without having changed his primary beneficiary designation to his nephew,…
Read MoreDivorce. Scary, right? Okay, so here’s the story, you say. “My spouse is threatening to file for divorce. I am really scared. All I can think is: ‘Where will I find the money to survive?’ We have always shared the expenses, both checks go into the checking account and together we just make ends meet.…
Read MoreDivorce has many causes. Yet the majority of my clients’ marriages seem to have failed for three reasons: A struggle for control, disputes over money or alcohol/drug addiction, or a combination thereof. Identifying the emotional sticky points is often key to successful legal negotiations. By control, I mean there is a power struggle in the relationship, typically…
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