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Property Division on Divorce: Community Property vs. Equitable Distribution (Homes, Businesses, Crypto)
Who keeps the house? How are businesses, stock options, and crypto split? This field guide breaks down community property versus equitable distribution, shows how judges actually divide real-world assets, and flags the tax and tracing issues that can swing settlement leverage. Title: Property Division on Divorce: Community Property vs. Equitable Distribution (Homes, Businesses, Crypto)Author: LDS…
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Alimony/Spousal Support in 2025: Eligibility, Duration, Tax Treatment, and How Judges Decide
A straight-talk guide to spousal support in 2025—who qualifies, how long it lasts, how judges actually decide, and the post-2018 tax rules that still trip people up. We translate statutes and case-law trends into practical strategy, with key state examples (California, New York, Massachusetts, Florida). Title: Alimony/Spousal Support in 2025: Eligibility, Duration, Tax Treatment, and…
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Child Support Explained: How It’s Calculated, Modified, and Enforced
Child support isn’t a moral trophy—it’s a legal obligation designed to meet a child’s needs in two households. Most states follow standardized guidelines to set the number, allow modification when life changes, and use serious enforcement tools when payments fall behind. This primer breaks down how courts actually get to a dollar figure, when (and…
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Child Custody 101: Legal Custody, Physical Custody, and How Judges Decide Best Interests
When parents separate, the law asks a deceptively simple question: what arrangement serves the best interests of the child? Everything else—labels, schedules, tie-breakers—flows from that core inquiry. In practice, courts separate custody into two buckets: legal custody (who makes the big decisions about education, health care, religion, and welfare) and physical custody (where the child…
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Contested vs. Uncontested Divorce: Cost, Timeline, and Strategy
If you’re standing at the trailhead of a divorce, the first fork in the path matters: contested or uncontested. The labels sound technical; the consequences are anything but. They determine how long your case will take, what it’s likely to cost, and how much control you keep over outcomes involving your children, your home, and…
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Monthly Legal Headlines — February 2026
Date Published: February 8, 2026 FTC Issues Second Report to Congress on its Work to Fight Ransomware and other Cyberattacks Date: February 6, 2026 Source: FTC Press Releases The Federal Trade Commission issued a second report to Congress detailing the agency’s efforts to fight against ransomware and other cyberattacks.View Press Release Why it matters: disclosure…
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Monthly Legal Headlines — December 2025
Date Published: December 19, 2025 Federal Reserve Board publishes its biennial report on debit card transactions, which summarizes information collected from large debit card issuers and payment card networks Date: December 19, 2025 Source: Federal Reserve Press Releases Federal Reserve Board publishes its biennial report on debit card transactions, which summarizes information collected from large…
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Top U.S. Legal Headlines — October 27, 2025
Date Published: October 27, 2025 Federal Reserve Board requests comment on proposals to enhance the transparency and public accountability of its annual stress test Date: October 24, 2025 Source: Federal Reserve Press Releases Federal Reserve Board requests comment on proposals to enhance the transparency and public accountability of its annual stress test Federal Reserve and…