Budgeting is an excellent method to strategize ways to reach your financial goals. Its implementation becomes even more critical during a divorce. Considering your finances will feel the impact of your split, proactive planning can help you stay in control. With a...
How health issues may affect the adoption process
An international adoption agency may require United States citizens to pass a medical exam before becoming adoptive parents. The agency may need to determine hopeful parents’ suitability for adoption based on the standards of the country the child currently lives in....
How quickly should you tell your child about the divorce?
Many parents ask the same sort of questions when going through the divorce process. This includes a classic question: when should you tell your child about the divorce? After all, you cannot keep it a secret forever. While experts do not see eye to eye on everything,...
Why a collaborative divorce may cost less than a traditional one
Not every Tennessee marriage that ends in divorce does so because someone cheated or otherwise broke the trust of their one-time partner. Sometimes, marriage end simply because you and your former partner fall out of love. If your marriage is ending and the...
Divorce, child support and income withholding
If you are preparing to get a divorce and you have kids, you likely need to carefully review a number of legal topics, such as child custody and child support. If you have to pay child support, it is vital to ensure that you stay current, especially since becoming...
Will parallel parenting work for you?
Working together with your co-parent after a divorce may seem like a distant and far-off goal, especially if the divorce went rockier than you had hoped for. Fortunately, there are ways to work toward cooperative parenting. Parallel parenting serves as a potential...
What should you know about naming beneficiaries?
Naming beneficiaries may take some time as you determine who you feel would most benefit from your estate. In fact, as your life progresses, you may change who you have listed as beneficiaries. Understanding some strategies for selecting beneficiaries, as well as...
Does your home have to be perfect during a home study?
With work, home, recreation, spiritual and other daily obligations, you may feel there are too few hours in the day. You are not alone, of course, as many Americans report feeling busier than ever. Still, you are probably certain you have enough time to adopt a child....
Preparing for the potential of estate taxes
Tennessee residents work hard throughout their lives accumulating assets in order to pass that wealth on for the benefit of their family and friends. The estate planning process offers plenty of opportunities to preserve assets (such as settling debts before one's...
What are the two kinds of living trust?
The majority of adults are familiar with the function of a last will and testament. It is true that the majority of comprehensive estate plans contain a will. However, a last will and testament is not the only way for you to hand down your valuable assets to your...
