Divorce - Get The Legal Help

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Divorce!

• Get The Legal Help

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Synopsis

1. Is Divorce Mediation Right for You?
2. Military Divorce
3. Understanding A High Net Worth Divorce

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Is Divorce Mediation Right for You?

• Mediators vs. Lawyers
• Mediation is not for everyone. If a divorce is
  particularly contentious, the odds are, mediation
  is neither viable nor practical. A mediator
  cannot take sides, nor can they give either party
  the kind of personal legal advice that many
  people seek during a divorce. A mediators job is
  to determine and establish a final outcome that
  is fair to both parties, whereas an attorney
  individually representing you will fight to make
  sure that you, the client, are getting the best
  settlement possible.
• Why choose Mediation?
• So, why do so many couples choose to go through a
  mediator? Mediation can spare you time, money,
  and several stressful court appearances. It is no
  secret that divorce can get highly emotional, and
  with mediation, many of the typical headaches
  associated with divorce can be avoided. A good
  mediator is fair and impartial and will look at
  both sides of the marriage, conducting a careful
  evaluation of everything from the length of the
  marriage to each partys earning capacity and the
  couples net assets using this information, the
  mediator can determine the cleanest way to
  dissolve a marriage while addressing the needs of
  both parties. This can mean avoiding rehashing
  any painful, troubled times, assigning blame, and
  making hasty decisions during a sensitive time.
  Mediation can also be a good way to resolve child
  custody disputes without the need for an intense
  litigation often traumatic for minor children.

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Military Divorce

• Established policies
• Many established policies are in place with
  regard to military divorce, which is why it is
  beneficial to consult with an expert who is well
  versed in the 10/10 rule, the 20/20/20 rule, the
  Uniformed Services Former Spouses Protection Act
  (USFSPA), the division of military pay and
  pension, laws regarding child support, the
  division of shared assets and so forth. You and
  your spouse (or former spouse) are entitled to
  many benefits regardless of the status of your
  marriage, from healthcare to retirement payments.
• Service of process and other legalities
• In a civilian divorce, one party has his or her
  spouse served with a divorce summons and
  complaint by a process server or indifferent
  person. The party served has a given amount of
  time to respond, which varies from state to
  state. Typically, the summons and complaint
  contain a return date, a deadline by which the
  served original documents must be filed with the
  court. This, in turn, determines the deadline by
  which the respondent must file a legal appearance
  and, in some cases, an answer to the complaint.
  However, service members on active duty are
  afforded certain exceptions to such rules,
  including additional time to respond to the
  summons and complaint as well as other benefits.
  Additional time is also afforded to seek out
  legal representation, which can often be a
  hardship for a person on active duty dealing with
  preserving national security, let alone finding a
  civil attorney.

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Military Divorce

• Understanding your rights
• It is highly recommended that in the event you
  are involved in a military divorce, you meet with
  legal counsel to understand the laws that are
  established and already in place, as well as the
  different factors that can affect the outcome of
  your divorce such as the length of your marriage,
  the amount of time spent in the service, whether
  you have children and so forth. The Department of
  Defense has extensive, detailed policies designed
  to establish the rules governing military
  divorces, and while they are designed to be fair
  and beneficial to both parties (and any
  dependents involved), the rules can be difficult
  to understand. Comprehensive, complex and
  variable based on an assortment of factors, it
  can be hard to navigate through even an amicable
  dissolution of marriage without the help of legal
  counsel. Federal and state regulations also play
  a role in the divorce process based on where the
  couple is domiciled. To understand the most
  efficient, least expensive, fairest, and
  essentially painless way to get through the
  military divorce process that ends with a
  positive outcome for both parties, meeting with
  legal counsel is well worth the cost of
  representation.

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Understanding A High Net Worth Divorce

• High net worth divorce
• A high net worth divorce is, as the term
  suggests, the legal termination of a marriage
  between two individuals who collectively meet a
  monetary standard. The complexity and process of
  a high net worth divorce can vary greatly, from
  an amicable, no-fault divorce to an arduous,
  drawn out legal battle. With so much money at
  stake, the latter is much more common. As such,
  many individuals with great disparities between
  their own net worth and that of their partner
  choose to sign prenuptial agreements prior to
  marriage in order to protect their assets from
  being divided in the event of separation.
  Prenuptial agreements are not romantic, but they
  are a pragmatic, necessary measure. High net
  worth divorces are often more complex than
  typical divorces, with attorneys dividing
  inheritances, estates, trust funds, global
  properties and so forth.
• The statistics
• Approximately 50 of marriages end in divorce
  regardless of net worth. In the United States, an
  estimated 2,400 divorces take place every day.
  Like the rest of the population, high net worth
  individuals are just as susceptible to divorce as
  everyone else. Despite efforts to save a marriage
  and the best intentions of both parties, some
  marriages simply come to a natural end. Whether a
  divorce is contentious or not depends on a
  multitude of factors, but when large sums of
  money are being disputed, a divorce can become
  heated.

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Understanding A High Net Worth Divorce

• Professional recommendations
• While a prenuptial agreement might theoretically
  go against the principle of marriage as the
  joining of all things, it can be the key to
  avoiding a long, drawn out, upsetting and
  expensive court battle. Some divorces can take
  years to reach a settlement. Many attorneys who
  specialize in family law recommend consulting
  with a professional before entering into a
  marriage to draw up some sort of agreement. Of
  course, a prenuptial agreement does not increase
  the odds that a marriage will fail, but in the
  event that a marriage does break down, a prenup
  can save both parties a lot of time, money and
  heartache. While prenuptial agreements are not
  iron-clad and can certainly be disputed in a
  court of law, they serve to protect the interests
  of both parties so that a fair and reasonable
  settlement can be reached in the event of
  divorce, whether among high net worth individuals
  or couples with an average household income.

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