Post-Divorce ChecklistPost-Divorce Checklist

Divorce can frequently be an overwhelming process, riddled with emotion, decisions and paperwork. It’s easy for your client to overlook or ignore other important aspects of her life during and after this difficult time. Moreover, retaining another attorney may be the last thing on her agenda following divorce. Nevertheless, it’s imperative that a woman going through divorce update (or create) an estate plan to ensure that she, her assets and loved ones are all adequately protected. Ideally, the planning process should have started during (as opposed to after) divorce because, if your client dies or becomes incompetent or incapacitated before the final decree of divorce has been signed, the estranged spouse may be able to gain legal contr...