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While no one imagines their marriage will end in a divorce or dissolution, unfortunately, they are relatively common. No matter how mutual the decision to get a divorce was, it is still a painful process. The sooner you are
able to start preparing for the divorce, the quicker you will be able to start your new life.
With a divorce comes dividing assets. The belongings that were acquired over the years must be split as evenly as possible. Emotions aside, this is already a ginormous task. The following tips will help make the process as easy as possible.
In almost every case, it isn’t worth the cost of going to court over an item. The cost of lawyers, court fees or a mediator will surpass the value of the item. This leaves you with the difficult task of separating items yourself. As a general rule of thumb when splitting items, separate the items based on who bought them. The person who bought or was gifted the item has every right to it. Items that were bought together or jointly gifted should be marked or put into a separate pile. Make a lift of the items that are wanted by both people in the divorce. One by one, comb through the list with each party taking turns and choosing one item until all of the items on the list have been chosen.
During a divorce, emotions can run high. This can be especially true when it comes time to splitting assets and possessions. It is always the best practice to split assets without any legal help. The only caveat to this is if the item is worth a substantial amount of money and needs a mediator to determine the value. When the divorce process is fresh, there may be some possessions that are too painful to split. Instead of attempting to split possessions when the divorce process is still fresh, consider having a friend hold on to those items or placing them in a storage unit. Give it some time, and when the emotions from the divorce are not as fresh and you have a clearer head, spend time splitting these items.
Store Here is here to help you through any of life’s events. Our goal is to make the divorce process as easy for you as possible. After a divorce, it may be necessary to downsize homes. Maybe you got to keep the house in the divorce but are still looking to downsize into something smaller, or, maybe you are the party that has moved out of the home and are now looking for a new place. Either way, a self storage unit may be a smart solution for temporary storage until you can get back up onto your feet. This is why we offer month-to-month leases, which allows a storage unit rental to be a temporary or permanent storage solution. We have storage facilities throughout Alabama, California, Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina, Texas, Wisconsin and other states, ready to meet your storage needs. Contact us with any questions regarding a storage unit rental.
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