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Pros and Cons of Getting Property Appraised
Getting your home, cottage, and rental properties appraised by a professional at the early stages of a divorce can indeed have both advantages and ... -
What Approaches do Appraisers Use to Estimate Value? Excellent Question!
Real estate valuation involves the use of different approaches and methods to estimate the value of a property. Each approach and method offers a u... -
Preparing for Separation or Divorce: A Practical Guide
Preparing for a separation or divorce involves practical steps around understanding your situation, gathering documents, securing finances, seeking legal advice, considering living arrangements, exploring mediation, maintaining self-care, and planning for the future. It is essential to remember to ask for help during this period, whether from professionals, friends, or family.
Though this is a difficult time, it is also a time of transition and personal growth, and with preparation and support, you can navigate this change successfully.
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Appraisals When You're Getting Separated or Divorced
Marital separation can be a difficult and emotional process. Here are some steps that someone should take when going through a marital separation:
- Know your provincial or state’s residency requirements: You must be aware of local divorce laws to know about your its residency requirements.
- File separation papers: You begin to file for legal separation with your local family court requesting the separation and proposing the terms.
- Serve your spouse with legal separation papers.
- Your spouse responds.
- Settlement of issues: Your proposal should address child custody, visitation, alimony, child support, and the division of marital property and debts during a separation agreement.
- Negotiations.
- The judge signs your separation judgment.