Raleigh Family Law Attorney Raises Concerns Over New Tax Bill’s Effects on Alimony Settlements

Congress passed a $1.5 trillion tax bill on December 19, 2017, cementing what is considered “the most sweeping rewrite of the tax code” in recent history. The bill impacts the most contentious points of taxation, such as greater tax cuts for corporations and business owners. It also significantly affects individual taxpayers who now face the loss or limitation of several tax breaks.

Under the bill, for example, taxpayers can:

● only claim lower deductions on mortgage interest
● only claim casualty losses if these are incurred in a disaster declared by the president
● no longer deduct the interest on home equity loans
● no longer deduct alimony payments, if they are paying them
● no longer list alimony as income, if they are receiving it

The last two should raise red flags for any family law attorney and their clients. Read more from this article: http://bit.ly/2EpKIx5

Family Law Attorney Shares Six Tips on Talking to Children About Divorce

As an experienced family law attorney, I know how to handle a divorce and all the sensitive negotiations that come with it. But over years of experience, I've come to understand something more important: how difficult it can all be on a client’s children.

The family law attorneys at Kurtz & Blum care about the welfare of your children as much as the outcome of battles on child custody and support. This is why we are sharing six tips on how parents can talk to children about divorce. Such advice may help nurture a parent's relationship with their children – even when a marriage is truly over. Read more from this blog: http://bit.ly/2w4lD7a

Raleigh Family Attorney Notes that Divorce or Separation Doesn't Have to be Uncivil

If you’re planning to get divorced, you’re probably worried about how your decision will affect your children. Though you may not love your spouse anymore, you probably do not want your kids to think bad of them. Still, organizing schedules, dividing up holidays and shuffling kids between alternating parental visits isn’t going to be easy. That said, shared custody with your future ex-spouse can work when both of you are respectful, cooperative and manage your emotions.

A Case Study: Bruce Dyson’s divorced parents try to make custody work

Divorced parents Adam Dyson and Victoria Baldwin decided to set aside their personal differences and work together to ensure that their son, Bruce Dyson, is able to adjust to family changes. They do so by continuing to take family portraits every year.

If you want to make co-parenting work with your ex, here are some strategies suggest by an experienced Raleigh family law attorney.Read more from this blog. http://bit.ly/2qeB0H5