Blog Posts in September, 2014

Children of High-Income Families May be More Stressed by Divorce

Divorce can have a major impact on just about any child in Kentucky. They may suddenly feel as if their whole world has been turned upside down. It is understandably a difficult transition for a child and their parents to make. However, a new study has stated that children from higher-income families may be the most affected when it comes to divorce. The study was performed by researchers at the ...

How do courts in Kentucky define the best interests of the child?

Child custody decisions are not always easy to make. In some cases, parents can easily come to an agreement. But in other cases, child custody decisions can be heated and volatile, especially when each parent's emotions run high. In either case, however, the court will look to one basic standard: what is in the best interests of the child . There are numerous factors that courts in Kentucky will ...

Property division in Kentucky and understanding who gets what

In Kentucky, marital property will be divided in the event of a divorce based on equitable division. Basically, this means that unless the couple can reach an out-of-court settlement when it comes to dividing property, a judge will divide the marital property based on what he or she deems to be fair, and it may not always mean an equal split. Therefore, it is important for couples to understand ...

Dealing with an unfair prenuptial agreement

For Kentucky residents of varying levels of wealth, prenuptial agreements provide a way to make important decisions about money and other relationship priorities before couples legally bind their unions. A recent post on this blog discussed some of the major benefits couples experience when they execute prenups. However, not all prenuptial agreements are created equally and in some cases prenups ...