Buying Out Your Spouse and the Marital Home

Friday, May 30th 2025 | Mary Salisbury | Divorce

Almost every couple I work with has a mortgage with an interest rate under 3.5%. In my lifetime, mortgage rates had never been so low and may never get that low again. For that reason,...

What Happens To The Escrow Account In...

Friday, Apr 25th 2025 | Mary Salisbury | Divorce

Often in divorce, the marital home is being sold or refinanced. In that case, at the sale or loan closing, there could be some property taxes and/or homeowners’ insurance that has been...

Keeping the Marital Home in Divorce by...

Saturday, Mar 15th 2025 | Mary Salisbury | Divorce

Using a reverse mortgage in divorce has recently come to my attention. Reverse mortgages got a bad rap when they first came out, but the industry has cleaned up their act and they are...

Why a W-2 Might Not Show All Gross Income...

Monday, Dec 30th 2024 | Mary Salisbury | Divorce

Under the North Carolina Child Support Guidelines, as well as the guidelines for many other states, child support is based on gross income. The Guidelines specify that “Gross income is...

Reviewing the W-2 for hidden assets in...

Friday, Nov 29th 2024 | Mary Salisbury | Divorce

Wondering whether your spouse has disclosed all the compensation he or she is receiving? Employees are often compensated in ways that are not reflected in the deposit to the family bank...

Grey Divorce and the Benefit of Including...

Friday, Oct 11th 2024 | Mary Salisbury | Divorce

Divorce after age 50, or a “grey divorce”, has its own set of unique issues. One of the most significant is when one spouse has been out of the workforce. Most couples are not fortunate...