Entries by Pence Law Firm PLLC

Dividing a Variable Annuity in a West Virginia Divorce Settlement

When going through a West Virginia divorce, dividing assets can be a complex and challenging part of the process. One particular asset that may need to be divided is a variable annuity. In this blog post, we will discuss what variable annuities are, how they are valued, and the steps involved in dividing them during […]

How Do I Divorce My Military Spouse Who Is Stationed Overseas?

Going through a divorce is never easy, and when your spouse is serving in the military and stationed overseas, the process can become even more complex. Military divorce involves unique legal considerations, and navigating the intricacies of international laws and military regulations can be overwhelming. It’s important to work with an attorney with experience in […]

Protecting Your Venture Capital Interests in High Asset Divorces

High-asset divorces come with a variety of unexpected challenges and hurdles that other couples don’t have to handle. Generally, the more money a couple has, the harder it is to split up their assets when they divorce. While a couple of standard means may have retirement accounts, a couple of bank accounts, and a family […]

Does Child Support Cover Your Kid’s Extracurricular Activities?

Raising a child is expensive. Even when you use secondhand kids’ items, choose hand-me-down clothes, and use other resources available to you, raising a child to adulthood costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. When you add in extracurricular activities, the bill gets even higher. This raises the question: how are extracurricular activities handled when it […]

Are Non-Custodial Parents Responsible for College Tuition in West Virginia?

There’s no shortage of challenges in a West Virginia divorce, and for many couples, children’s college funding is a source of contention. College expenses have increased dramatically in recent years, far outpacing income growth and making college inaccessible for a growing number of college students. It’s important, then, for couples to decide early on how […]

Are Stock Options Marital Property in a West Virginia Divorce?

Divorce can be an incredibly complex and mentally demanding process. If you’re going through a high-asset divorce, you may also be struggling with the division of complex and valuable assets. In particular, stock options awarded as part of one spouse’s employment or their role as an executive officer can be difficult to divide fairly. If […]

The Growing Issue of Cryptocurrency During a Divorce

While cryptocurrency has brought an entirely new group of investors to the world of finance and provided new investment opportunities, it has also made a number of issues more complicated. In particular, divorce can be especially challenging when one party invests a substantial amount of money in cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency is naturally harder to track than […]