Don’t Look in Your Account or Mailbox Yet, the Second Check is Not in the Mail
Don’t Look in Your Account or Mailbox Yet, the Second Check is Not in the Mail A recent post in this space addressed the first round of stimulus relief checks, which were sent to eligible Americans beginning in March. Those checks, starting at $1200 per person and reduced for those with higher reported incomes, were […]
Tax-Free IRA Withdrawal Up To $100,000
Tax-Free IRA Withdrawal Up To $100,000 For those among the newly-reported record number who lost jobs in April, a reminder about one piece of the federal government’s package of economic relief measures may be in order. That piece provides that qualified individuals may withdraw funds from an IRA account, or other retirement investments, without penalty, […]
Tell Me if You’ve Heard it Before, but The Check’s in the Mail
Tell Me if You’ve Heard it Before, but The Check’s in the Mail If you are expecting a stimulus relief check or deposit and have not received it, you are not alone. What you may find more helpful to know though, is what to expect and how you may be able to get your relief […]
The “D” Word: When it’s Destiny, not Desperation, There’s no Reason to Delay
The “D” Word: When it’s Destiny, not Desperation, There’s no Reason to Delay It is the mission of this law firm, and the avowed commitment of each member of our team, to help our clients find and fulfill their own compelling future, by securing, enhancing, and protecting family values and healthy family relationships. Particularly now, […]
Stimulus Check Calculator and More
Stimulus Check Calculator and More The first question you may ask about the recently enacted two trillion dollar stimulus relief law is how much your check from the IRS will be. The widely reported $1200.00 per person figure is the basic amount for those whose 2019 income was less than $75,000.00, but it is not […]
Divorce and Social Security Benefits
Divorce and Social Security Benefits A common question among divorcing couple of a certain age is about what effect, if any, divorce will have on their own social security retirement benefits, as well as what effect it will have on an entitlement to social security benefits derived from their divorced spouse. To begin by looking […]
Some Unintended Consequences of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017
Some Unintended Consequences of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 One of the more interesting conversations about any new law, and certainly about any new tax law, is the one about the “unintended consequences” that will or do follow from the law’s adoption. In the case of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs […]
Considering Retirement Savings and Investments in Divorce
Considering Retirement Savings and Investments in Divorce Among the financial affairs to be resolved during a divorce, the parties’ retirement savings and investments are extremely important and they often constitute a substantial part of the marital estate. Though perhaps to a somewhat lesser degree for younger couples divorcing than for older couples divorcing, because of […]
Not a Father of twin Children, but the Child of Twin Fathers
Not a Father of twin Children, but the Child of Twin Fathers Recent news of a case decided in Brazil sheds an interesting light on the ongoing development of child support law, as affected by both modern developments in genetic science and old fashioned chicanery. The subject appears in this space as part of the […]
You Can’t Run Away from Your Child Support
You Can’t Run Away from Your Child Support In a case recently reported from California, a woman received $150,000 in child support payments some 50 years after her separation from the child’s father. The woman had filed for child support when the child was two years old and she obtained a court order for the […]