By rclemente | Published December 18, 2019 |
Generally, spouses are allowed to keep their separate property ― assets they owned before the marriage and gifts or inheritance they received before, during, or after the marriage. Property acquired during the marriage — such as income, savings, retirement accounts, stocks, bonds, cars, homes, and furnishings — is considered shared property, and divided between the Read More
Read MoreTo adopt through a private agency or state foster care system, you must apply and submit to a “home study,” to determine if you can provide a suitable home. In an “open adoption,” birth-parents and adoptive parents meet and share identifying information. An international adoption is complicated by U.S. laws and the laws of the Read More
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