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What’s in Your Wallet? (Do You Know?)

December 6, 2019 By Joy Rosenthal

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One of the things that I’ve noticed when I mediate is that one person in a couple is often much more financially literate than the other. What do I mean by this? That one person has a better sense of what things cost, what the family needs, and what their financial futures might be. Often one person pays the bills and the other person has only a vague idea of what the household budget is — just that the credit … read more »

Filed Under: Divorce, money Tagged With: divorce, Divorce Financial Planning, finances, Financial Literacy, Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts, Lili Vasileff, Money and Divorce, Savvy Ladies, Stacy Francis

$$ and Divorce

January 4, 2016 By Joy Rosenthal

Just published an article in Family Affaires to help you think about your money during divorce. Money can be a big stressor in a marriage, and is often one of the greatest sources of anxiety during a divorce, whether you are mediating, litigating or doing a collaborative process.  These tips can help you get a handle on them so you know what you are working with! Here’s to a productive and fruitful 2016!  

Filed Under: Collaborative Process, Divorce, Mediation, money, Negotiation Tagged With: divorce, finances, money

New NYS Spousal Support Bill

October 3, 2015 By Joy Rosenthal

Last week, Governor Cuomo signed a bill that will soon overhaul the way spousal support is established for divorcing couples in New York State. The portions of the bill that deal with temporary spousal support will take effect on October 25, 2015, and the rest will take effect on January 23, 2016. This law establishes a standard for how permanent spousal maintenance is determined – before, maintenance was purely up to a judge’s discretion, and awards were inconsistent.   A 2010 … read more »

Filed Under: Divorce, General, Negotiation Tagged With: collaborative process, divorce, divorce mediation, finances

Dividing Up the Property

November 2, 2014 By Joy Rosenthal

One of the biggest decisions that needs to be made in a divorce is how you will divide up your assets.  Here is a link to an article I wrote recently about this topic, entitled “Equitable Distribution 101.”  This might be helpful whether you are using mediation, collaborative process, or using traditional lawyers.

Filed Under: Divorce, Negotiation Tagged With: divorce, finances

All Children Included!

July 21, 2014 By Joy Rosenthal

Philip Seymour Hoffman’s will was filed in court yesterday, and has already gotten a lot of press. He did some unusual things – most poignantly, he did not create trust funds for his children.  But he also did not update his will after his younger two kids were born, nor did he make provisions for the possibility that he might have more kids.  So they are in a bit of legal limbo, as this article shows. How can you avoid … read more »

Filed Under: Children, Inheritance, Trusts, Wills Tagged With: collaborative process, family, finances, planning, wills

Can a child have 3 parents?

October 13, 2013 By Joy Rosenthal

We all know that a child can only have 2 biological parents – a man and a woman.  But we also know that biology is only a small part of the story.   Every child is connected to more adults – as they say, “it takes a village to raise a child.”   Many children are actually being raised by more than 2 parents — step parents, grandparents, friends and partners can play an important role in the financial and emotional … read more »

Filed Under: Caregiving, Child Support, Children, Families, General, LGBT Tagged With: children, custody, divorce, family, finances, inclusivity, lesbian, LGBT, marriage, parents

Is That Prenup Really Fair?

July 17, 2013 By Joy Rosenthal

Lee and Carolyn were in love.  Carolyn loved Lee so much that she moved her children from Delaware to Long Island so they could be a family.  After 8 years of dating, Lee finally proposed.   Lee suggested a prenuptial agreement.  Carolyn was so relieved that they were finally getting married, that she said, “I’ll sign any piece of paper you put in front of me and I won’t even read it.” And so he did.  Lee gave her the agreement … read more »

Filed Under: Divorce, Families, General, Marriage, Negotiation, Prenuptial Tagged With: divorce, family, finances, planning, pre-nup, win-win

Elder Mediation hits the Press !

February 5, 2011 By Joy Rosenthal

The Wall Street Journal published a terrific article yesterday, Family Value: A Referee for Family Disputes,  about the value of elder mediation, and its value to families facing tough decisions around care-giving and inheritance.  This is just the latest in several major newspapers to cover it. It’s exciting to be one of the forerunners of this new and growing field!   I recommend a few: Eldercare Mediators help resolve Feuds, Washington Post, Dec 14, 2010 When the Family Needs an … read more »

Filed Under: Caregiving, Elder Mediation, Elder Mediation, Families, General, Inheritance, Mediation, Probate Mediation Tagged With: caregiving, children, elder, elder mediation, estate mediation, family, finances, honesty, listening, mediation, press

Do Children have a Right to Inherit?

December 27, 2010 By Joy Rosenthal

I recently got an inquiry from someone who wanted to write a will leaving everything to one of her children, but not the other.   They were both under 18.  Was this legal?  she asked. Her younger child was being raised by his father and step-mother, and they were well off.  She hadn’t seen him in years, and had no relationship with him, although she was paying child support, which was taken out of her check bi-weekly.  She greatly resented having … read more »

Filed Under: Child Support, Inheritance, Wills Tagged With: children, estate mediation, family, finances, law, planning, wills

New Tax Law Affecting Estate Planning

December 20, 2010 By Joy Rosenthal

The new tax bill signed into law last week affects estate planning in the following ways, effective January 1, 2011: The federal estate tax exemption is now $5,000,000 per person (but there is still no tax when property passes to a surviving spouse).  This is the amount that can pass free of federal estate taxes.  (This was $3.5 million in 2009.) The federal estate tax rate is now 35% (this was 45% in 2009). The New York State estate exemption … read more »

Filed Under: Estate Planning, General Tagged With: finances, law, money, planning, wills

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