Wyoming Divorce Laws & Resources
If you’d like to learn more about Wyoming divorce laws, you can find more information, links, and Wyoming divorce resources listed below.
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Wyoming Child Custody & Wyoming Child Support
Wyoming courts, like family courts in all states, strongly advocate that divorcing parents work cooperatively to arrange the details of raising their children after the divorce because these agreements frequently reflect the best interests of the children.
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Getting a separation or divorce is, of course, common in every state, but you may not realize that the laws and rules that govern these processes can be quite different depending on your state of residence.
→ Read MoreCan I give gifts to family members without triggering the fraudulent transfer rules in bankruptcy?
If you are planning to file for bankruptcy in the near future, it is important to consider the gifts you have given to family members in the recent past. Giving large gifts or transfers that are under fair market value to an’insider’ within two years of filing for bankruptcy can trigger the finding of a fraudulent transfer under federal law.
→ Read MoreIf I declare bankruptcy, what will happen to tuition prepayments for my children?
Tuition prepayments are structured in varying ways. In some situations, money is actually paid to a school or group of schools. In other instances, you may have money in a 529 account, a trust fund or have it set aside in some other way for your children. In the case of a bankruptcy, what happens to that money is going to depend on the tuition prepayment plan’s structure and on the bankruptcy chapter filed.
→ Read MoreWhat is a hardship discharge in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy?
A Chapter 13 hardship discharge is when the bankruptcy court decides to end your bankruptcy and approve a discharge earlier than was originally scheduled.
→ Read MoreCosigner’s Responsibility on an Unpaid Student Loan
As a co-signer on a student loan, you promise to pay the debt yourself if the borrower defaults. If the creditor has attempted to collect from the student and failed, late fees and collection costs are also passed on to you, in addition to the original debt amount.
→ Read MoreDoes a personal bankruptcy affect ownership interest in a small business?
A personal bankruptcy affects an ownership interest in a small business; though the way it affects that interest depends on the way the business is set up and also on the type of personal bankruptcy filed.
→ Read MoreWhat happens to life insurance benefits I receive after filing for bankruptcy?
In determining what happens to life insurance proceeds in a bankruptcy filing, the first and most important question is whether you are filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy or a Chapter 13 bankruptcy.
→ Read MoreAre my retirement assets, college savings plans, and asset protection trusts protected under the bankruptcy law?
Money rolled over from a pension into an IRA is also protected. However the law limits protection for funds in regular and Roth IRAs to $1,283,025, although this cap can be increased by the bankruptcy court. Contributions placed in a section 529 college education savings plan or in a section 530 education IRA at least 2 years prior filing for bankruptcy are off limits to creditors. An asset protection trust can be established under the laws of Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, Rhode Island and Utah.
→ Read MoreHow much of my home and home equity is off-limits to creditors under the bankruptcy law?
Whether your home and home equity is protected under the bankruptcy law depends on rules for exempting your home from a forced sale during bankruptcy.
→ Read MoreWhat is redemption in a bankruptcy case?
Bankruptcy redemption is an option in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case that may allow you to keep a vehicle or other asset that is acting as collateral for secured debt. However, redemption may not be an option for all Chapter 7 debtors because it requires them come up with cash up front. Consult a Chapter 7 bankruptcy attorney prior to making a decision about bankruptcy redemption.
→ Read MoreRhode Island Bankruptcy Exemptions
List of Rhode Island bankruptcy exemptions and resources.
→ Read MoreAre fines or punitive damages for fraud discharged in bankruptcy?
While bankruptcy can provide you with a viable option for restructuring and eliminating most debts, not all debts can be handled through a bankruptcy filing. If you are found liable for fraud, then you may face both fines for that fraud as well as punitive damages; these damages can be discharged in bankrputcy as Bankruptcy Code will not permit you to discharge any penalties for fraud.
→ Read MoreWhat is a support order?
In general legal terms an “order” is a command entered by a judge instructing parties to take some action or face penalties for violation of the order. A “support order” is an order of a court to pay child support, alimony, spousal support or some other type of family maintenance. The support order is usually incident to an action for divorce, legal separation or paternity, and is generally paid on a monthly basis.
→ Read MoreWhat is a judgment debtor?
The term judgment debtor is a legal term used to describe anyone who owes money that the court has ordered him to pay as part of a legal judgment. A judgment debtor can be a person who is ordered to pay child support for his children, a corporation that is ordered to pay restitution to the families of victims of a faulty or unsafe product that they produced, or a criminal who is ordered to make repayment of the money that he has stolen to the victims of his crime.
→ Read MoreTexas Eviction
Texas landlords cannot evict tenants without following Texas law. This means that removing doors or windows in an effort to force tenants to move is not okay
→ Read MoreNevada Eviction
Evictions in Nevada are available to any landlord who follows Nevada law. The evictions process is uncomplicated but must be followed carefully or the eviction suit will be thrown out.
→ Read MoreI’m an Iowa landlord with a difficult tenant. I’ve given the tenant the proper Iowa termination notice, but he still won’t leave. What next? What is the Iowa eviction process?
If you are an Iowa landlord and your tenant will not leave your property even though you have given him or her adequate Iowa termination notice, you should file an eviction suit.
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Eviction actions, called entry and detainer actions in Iowa, are available to any landlord who follows Iowa law.
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