by Mercedes R. Wechsler, P.A. | Jun 26, 2017 | Firm News, Military Divorce
Ending a marriage must be one the most gut-wrenching events anyone can go through. Now, take that pain and hardship and imagine how it multiplies for military couples. While military divorces are not automatically more difficult than civilian divorces, certain things...
by Mercedes R. Wechsler, P.A. | Jun 23, 2017 | Firm News, Relocation
Imagine you have a 10-year-old son. You’re a single mother sharing physical and legal custody with the father of your child. He spends half the time with you and half the time with his dad. However, you just got the job offer of your dreams, making triple your...
by Mercedes R. Wechsler, P.A. | Jun 16, 2017 | Firm News, Military Divorce
The Supreme Court ruling in Howell vs. Howell last month could affect the way disabled military retirees split their pensions with ex-spouses. The ruling may allow disabled retirees to pay less to their exes. In military divorces, the spouses of service members are...
by Mercedes R. Wechsler, P.A. | Jun 13, 2017 | Blog, Firm News
Divorce is stressful enough without anything else to worry about, but for many stay-at-home moms, separation also means that you must prepare to reenter the workforce. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 70.5 percent of women with...
by Mercedes R. Wechsler, P.A. | Jun 9, 2017 | Elderly Divorce, Firm News
In our agist society, where less experienced young people are chosen for new jobs over more experienced older employees, it’s easy to understand why people have become fixated on the “gray” divorce. The fact is, the baby boomer generation has long...
by Mercedes R. Wechsler, P.A. | Jun 6, 2017 | Complex Asset Division, Firm News
Marriages do not always end well, and when it’s time for a divorce, people can sometimes get desperate. Hidden assets in divorce proceedings are more common than you might think. In fact, some spouses will even build a stash of cash in secret before they finally...