Monthly Archives: September 2011

Retirement Assets and Income in Alimony Cases—Are 72(t) Distributions the Answer?

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Cary B. Stamp

By Cary B. Stamp, CFP®,CDFA™ Recent court rulings in Florida divorce cases have held that when the alimony calculation is made in a divorce case, all “available sources of income,” including potential withdrawals from equitably distributed IRA and retirement (“Qualified”) … Continue reading →

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Why Use the Collaborative Process When Most Cases Settle Anyway?

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Charles D. Jamieson

Divorce attorneys are familiar with the statistic that the overwhelming majority of divorce cases are settled before trial.  If so many cases are resolved prior to trial in the traditional adversarial method of divorce, then why would anyone desire to … Continue reading →

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“It ain’t over ’til it’s over”

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Ronald L. Bornstein

This famous Yogi Berra quote about baseball holds equally true when it comes to dissolution of marriage.  You may think that it will all be done once you attend your final hearing or trial, and receive your Final Judgment of … Continue reading →

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