http://www.mypalmbeachdivorce.com Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:59:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Cary Stamp & Company team members, Carl Watkins and Cary Stamp, recently attended the Association of Divorce Financial Planners (ADFP) 9th Annual Conference in Rye Brook, New York. The conference was designed to provide continuing education for divorce financial planners to increase their knowledge in advanced financial topics ... http://www.mypalmbeachdivorce.com/2011/10/cary-stamp-company-team-members-attend-9th-annual-adfp-conference/ By: Cary B. Stamp, CFP®, CDFA™ Recent court rulings in Florida divorce cases have held that when the alimony calculation is made in a divorce case, all “available sources of income,” including potential withdrawals from equitably distributed IRA and retirement (“Qualified”) accounts should be included (Niederman v Niederman 60 So.3D 544) ... http://www.mypalmbeachdivorce.com/2011/09/retirement-assets-and-income-in-alimony-cases%e2%80%94are-72t-distributions-the-answer/ FAQ: Divorce Florida Style By Michael H. Gora Q My husband and I are going through the divorce process, and have been for about six months.  We have a mediation coming up.  To prepare I sat down with a friend of mine to go through her divorce settlement. Last night my friend and ... http://www.mypalmbeachdivorce.com/2011/07/insurance-after-divorce/ by Linda Lipshutz MS, LCSW I recently received a call from a woman I’ll call Susan. I’ve changed the details, but her story will come through just the same. “The holidays were absolutely awful! My husband Mike’s two kids came to spend a week with us. His 18-year-old son Dylan ... http://www.mypalmbeachdivorce.com/2011/07/%e2%80%9cmy-husband%e2%80%99s-daughter-is-trying-to-break-up-our-marriage%e2%80%9d/ Divorce Florida Style By Michael H. Gora Q: For two decades, my husband and I ran a restaurant.  We don’t take credit cards.  We also do not pay much in income taxes, as our cash registers always run out of tape when we are busy.   Instead of having a 401k we have ... http://www.mypalmbeachdivorce.com/2011/06/cash-as-a-problem/ By Cary B. Stamp CFP®, CDFA™ Charitable remainder trusts (CRTs) are a strategy used to convert an appreciated asset into an income stream with the remaining interest passing to a charity. Donors defer paying tax on the appreciated asset’s sale, plus they get an immediate tax deduction for the amount that ... http://www.mypalmbeachdivorce.com/2011/04/divorce-and-charitable-remainder-trusts-convert-a-crt-interest-to-cash-now/ By: Cary B. Stamp CFP®, CDFA™ Between 40 to 50 percent of marriages end in divorce. Indeed a disturbing figure. However, throw in the stress of raising a child with “special needs” and that number shoots up to 85 to 90 percent! And it is estimated that up ... http://www.mypalmbeachdivorce.com/2011/03/divorcing-couples-and-the-special-needs-child/ April 28 - April 30, 2011 Please visit us at the 33rd Annual Institute Conference.  Cary and Carl will be attending and hosting a booth. The Institute, a seminar sponsored by The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Florida Chapter, is the premiere continuing education opportunity for family law attorneys ... http://www.mypalmbeachdivorce.com/2011/02/33rd-annual-aaml-institute/ Things to check and double-check before you leave this world. Presented by Cary B. Stamp Estate planning is a task that people tend to put off, as any discussion of “the end” tends to be off-putting. However, those who leave this world without their financial affairs in good order risk ... http://www.mypalmbeachdivorce.com/2011/02/estate-planning-checklist/ Cary B.  Stamp, CFP® and Carl Watkins attended the Collaborative Family Law Institutes’ workshop at the University of  Miami Law School on November 12th and 13th 2010.  The workshop was designed as an interactive discussion and training to demonstrate the role of legal, financial and mental health professionals in the ... http://www.mypalmbeachdivorce.com/2010/12/lincoln-park-financial-group-team-members-attend-collaborative-family-law-institute-workshop-in-miami/