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How can I protect my estate during a divorce?

On Behalf of | Mar 8, 2018 | High Asset Divorce

If you are going to be ending your marriage, there are many different questions that you might have, such as how splitting up with your spouse will affect your kids or what will happen to the family home. However, bringing your marriage to an end may have a wide range of financial effects on your life, whether you need to pay spousal support or child support, are worried about how the courts will split up marital property, or are worried about how relocation will affect your ability to work. Moreover, you could have concerns about your estate and it is vital to understand the importance of asset protection during the divorce process.

There are a number of things to keep in mind if you want to ensure that your estate is protected while you work through a divorce. For starters, you should consider creating a list containing all the different types of marital property you and your spouse have, such as financial accounts, property, and vehicles. You might want to revise your will or trust, whether you want to remove your spouse as the primary beneficiary, administrator of the estate, or take them out of the estate plan altogether.

It is very important to take another look at your estate plan and address any problems or concerns that divorce brings up. Sometimes, people are unsure of how to handle estate-related matters and in this position it is crucial to find answers.

The high-asset divorce page on our site has more related to asset protection.