Alimony money gets taxed by the government, which is no surprise, but people often wonder who has to pay those taxes. This question has come up a lot lately since there have been some huge changes to the tax laws. Does the person who pays have to pay the tax first, or...
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Month: March 2019
Is your spouse hiding assets from property division?
One way to ensure your post-divorce life is financially secure is to obtain a full and fair share of assets during property division. New York is an equitable division state, which means you and your spouse will split your joint assets fairly, though not necessarily...
What is an implied contract?
Often, unless you have an employment contract, you can be fired with relatively little reason. As long as they don't fire you because of your gender, race, age or another protected class, your boss has a lot of freedom to keep or terminate your employment.If you do...
Your spouse can’t force you to sign a prenup
You have to sign a prenup because you want to sign a prenup. It's really that simple. If you were forced to do it, the prenuptial agreement is not going to hold up in court.Typically, the way that one person "forces" the other to sign is by having them do it under...