What Happens to Alimony When Income Changes After Divorce?
https://youtube.com/watch?v=lng_YrP2kV4Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: What Happens to Alimony When Income Changes After Divorce? (https://youtube.com/watch?v=lng_YrP2kV4) Can alimony be changed after divorce? Can spousal maintenance be reduced? Can I modify alimony? For a much more detailed discussion regarding proving income and changes thereof, see The Forensic Accounting Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Financial […]
Read More»House Held Marital, But Husband Gets Back Down Payment
Tennessee case summary on property division in divorce. Wife v. Husband (No. E2018-00175-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Mar. 3, 2020). Names removed upon request of a party. Prior to their 2013 marriage, the husband and wife in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case were living in a home owned by the husband and leased by the wife. The […]
Read More»Why Lawyers Misunderstand the Consulting Experts’ Role
https://youtube.com/watch?v=e0SVC7aGl04Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Why Lawyers Misunderstand the Consulting Experts' Role (https://youtube.com/watch?v=e0SVC7aGl04) What does a consulting expert do? Keep secrets. They can be invaluable secret weapons. They can help defend against holes in the case. They can also help advise in the challenge of opposing expert witnesses. For a much more […]
Read More»Finding the Right Financial Forensic Expert Isn’t Easy Peasy
https://youtube.com/watch?v=IQ-UgU3OrNAVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: How to Choose a Forensic Accounting Expert (https://youtube.com/watch?v=IQ-UgU3OrNA) Hiring the right forensic accountant takes work. Checking rates, retainer, experience, curriculum vitae, engagement letters, reputation assessment, publications, speaking, and reference checking from other lawyers requires a serious time commitment. Make the wrong referral to a divorce client? Game […]
Read More»Big Divorce Mistake #7: Ignoring Red Flags of Hidden Money
https://youtube.com/watch?v=d3wsrz23UYo There are many “red flags” of a spouse hiding money. Jeff Landers discusses many listed in Mason’s book in his Forbes article: 21 Signs That Your Husband May Be Hiding Marital Assets During Your Divorce. For a much more detailed discussion, see The Forensic Accounting Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Financial Investigation and Analysis […]
Read More»Dad Gets Equal Parenting Time After Appeal
- At April 29, 2020
- By Miles Mason
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Tennessee child custody case summary in divorce. Wafa Badawi Hindiyeh v. Waleed Fawzi Abed In 2018, the Tennessee Court of Appeals tossed out a parenting plan that had given a father only 80 days per year of parenting time. The court had held that this parenting plan was inconsistent with the Tennessee statutes, which have […]
Read More»If You Want a Financial Expert Witness to Testify in Divorce, Do This
https://youtube.com/watch?v=iIYP6AqHmNwVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: If You Want a Financial Expert Witness to Testify in Divorce, Do This (https://youtube.com/watch?v=iIYP6AqHmNw) In divorce court, there are important “do’s and don’ts” when proferring a financial witness as an expert. For a much more detailed discussion, see The Forensic Accounting Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Financial […]
Read More»IRS Requirements to Deduct Alimony on Your Tax Return
- At April 27, 2020
- By Miles Mason
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In order to be allowed to deduct your alimony payments, what is required? The IRS takes a dim view of former spouses to game the tax system by disguising property transfer in the form of alimony. Here, we discuss more details on cash payments, not designated as alimony, can’t be members of the same household, […]
Read More»Wife Gets $5.5K x 30 Mos. + $4K Alimony In Futuro After 24 Yrs.
Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 24 years married. Michelle Henry v. Richard H. Henry The husband and wife in this case were married in Davidson County, Tennessee, in 1995. The wife had two children from a prior marriage, and they had one child together. In 2018, the wife filed for divorce in Putnam County, […]
Read More»If You Qualify, You Want to File as Head of Household After Divorce
- At April 25, 2020
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce, Child Custody, Divorce Tips
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After divorce, filing head of household (as opposed to filing as a single person) can save you real money if you qualify. Unmarried? Keeping up a home? Itemized deductions on separate returns? Who are qualifying persons? What if a qualifying person died? Mason Comment 1: Although I am a CPA, I hire a CPA to […]
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