Although commentators offer up various reasons why America’s younger marrying crowd is increasingly embracing prenuptial agreements, they strongly agree on one thing. And that is this: There is no doubt that droves of so-called Millennials are embracing what one...
You take out student loans so that you can embrace an opportunity for learning and future personal growth. Not to divorce. That loan/divorce nexus spells an uppercase irony, to be sure. Millions of Americans, including legions of Arkansas residents, take on student...
If you’re a divorcing woman in Arkansas or elsewhere, you’ve got two choices for consideration in today’s blog post: the old study or the new study. The former, which introduced the terminology “divorce gap,” posits that women’s personal financial worth plummets as a...
Lawyers at a proven divorce law firm see an expanding universe of family-centric problems and concerns over time. Understandably, many of those revolve around children and what relevant laws can do to optimally promote their best interests. Child custody is obviously...
For the majority of people, seeking medical treatment outweighs the possibility of financial struggles in the future. Fortunately, bankruptcy exists as an option for those who are facing a mountain of debt following a complex medical procedure or lengthy physical...
“The social network shrinks.” And when it does, notes a recent national article, financially challenged seniors are increasingly turning to bankruptcy as a potential solution to material debt woes. The above-quoted language from the New York Times alludes to America’s...
Every state in the nation has its own set of family laws that govern divorce proceedings and Arkansas is no different. The problem is that most spouses have little more than a cursory understanding of divorce law in their states. This lack of knowledge doesn't become...
Multiple wives, the last being a full generation younger. Multiple kids, with different mothers. Multiple wills. An end-of-life battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Although such factors concurrently on display regarding one individual’s estate planning do not...