Writing the Property Settlement – Make Sure You Cover Everything
March 15th, 2010 admin
Ah, forgetting to ask all the questions worries me. The problem of the unasked question has a tendency of coming back to haunt – if not to bite. For those of you thinking of doing your own divorce (or legal separation) agreements, I give you this paragraph from WOLSHIRE v. WOLSHIRE , 905 NE 2d 1051 (Ind Court of Appeals 2009) and suggest that you think long on it: We reach the…
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