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Divorce Discount for Ashley Madison Victims

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Camron Hoorfar

Recently, hackers released the names, addresses, logins, email addresses, credit card information, and sexual preferences of anyone who has used or registered with the website Ashley Madison. If you are a victim of the hacker’s release, whether you were the … Continue reading →

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Terminating Maintenance or Alimony

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Camron Hoorfar

Maintenance, or alimony, is when one person pays their ex-spouse for a certain period of time after their divorce in order to support their ex-spouse. However, a person’s requirement of maintenance stops, or terminates, when the ex-spouse re-marries. Getting re-married … Continue reading →

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Divorce and Fake Income

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Camron Hoorfar

During a divorce, a court can impute, or make-up, income for a person if they are unemployed or have retirement accounts.  There are very specific and complicated rules for when income should be imputed or not imputed, so if you … Continue reading →

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Hello Divorce, Goodbye Pension

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Camron Hoorfar

Missouri courts have ruled that a divorce is not complete unless the pensions or retirement of all the people involved are addressed.  When dividing up a retirement account, the court is going to need proof of its present cash value … Continue reading →

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Pre-Divorce Tips

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Camron Hoorfar

Here are a few things to do or think about before filing for divorce: Get Your Documents in Order – Make sure you know where your financial documents are, such as tax returns, investment statements, and bank statements. Your spouse … Continue reading →

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Be Careful of Flat-Fee Divorces

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Camron Hoorfar

There have been articles and stories about people who hire divorce attorneys and are charged a flat fee, meaning one price no matter the case. In few instances, a flat-fee divorce is a good option for a client. However, most … Continue reading →

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After-the-fact QDROs

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Camron Hoorfar

A QDRO is a qualified domestic relations order is a tool that can be used to distribute a pension based upon a property settlement.  Even if your divorce decree has already been filed, you still could benefit from a QDRO.  … Continue reading →

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Bankruptcy and Divorce

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Camron Hoorfar

In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, domestic support obligations, under 11 U.S.C. 523(a)(5), and non-domestic support obligations, under 11 U.S.C. 523(a)(15) are not dischargeable.  This means that they do not go away when a person files for bankruptcy. A domestic support … Continue reading →

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Divorce and Property Division

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Camron Hoorfar

If you are facing a divorce, did you know that the increase in value of property that occurs during the marriage, even if it was separate property before the marriage, is marital property that needs to be divided in a … Continue reading →

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Appealing your Divorce

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Camron Hoorfar

In Missouri, you cannot appeal your divorce until all of your property and assets have been addressed by the lower court. If you want to file an appeal, you may want to contact our office at 816-524-4949.

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