Your home, your wedding presents, your retirement fund – a divorce property settlement should carefully address every asset.
Untangling a marriage is an emotional process that involves financial risk, even for couples with modest estates. Contact the Law Office of April O'Brien, Chtd. in Las Vegas if you would like to discuss Nevada divorce and property settlement law with a lawyer from our firm. There are several factors to consider before you divide assets and personal property:
- Lawyers at our family law firm will ask you to discuss your long and short-term goals, advise you on how to assemble documentation of marital assets and how to protect your credit during divorce.
- A primary consideration in your divorce property settlement will be the family home. Can one spouse afford to buy out the other and stay? Will mortgage payments be the responsibility of a non-custodial parent? Have you had a recent appraisal?
- Retirement benefits, including IRA, 401K, or pension benefits earned during the marriage are marital assets. Our lawyers may refer you to an attorney CPA to have a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) drafted, or for advice on the tax benefits of certain settlement agreements.
- Life insurance policies may require a change of beneficiary to direct benefits to someone other than the ex-spouse.
- The values of automobiles need to be determined.
- Personal property, such as gifts received during the marriage, should be carefully documented in the agreement, to avoid later disagreements or suspicious “disappearances.”
At our Las Vegas family law firm, your divorce and property settlement will be handled by a team consisting of lead attorney April O'Brien and a paralegal assigned specifically to your matter. Our Las Vegas child custody lawyers serve families and individuals in North Las Vegas, Henderson, Boulder City, Summerlin, Pahrump, Spring Valley, and communities throughout Clark County and Southern Nevada.
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To speak with a lawyer at our firm or schedule an appointment at our Las Vegas law office, call 702-366-0003 or contact us by e-mail.
