Eighteen Checkpoints For Divorce

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Make sure all the alimony requirements are satisfied
Modify any pre-2001 divorce decrees
Use life insurance as an alimony backstop
Watch out for front-loaded payments
Make the dependency exemption pay maximum tax benefits
Analyze impact of low basis assets if sold or transferred
Watch out for transfers in trust (potential problems)
Avoid tax deductibility of interest problems
Watch out for residence joint ownership tax traps
Carefully time the residence sale for maximum benefit
Do not sell your tax signature too cheaply
Get an itemized breakdown of attorney’s fees
Get the entire agreement in writing immediately
Obtain a QDRO (Qualified Domestic Relations Order)
Do not forget about social security benefits
Know what the cost basis of appreciated property is and the effects it could have
Make your own alimony rule (rather than accepting the "Normal")
Revise your estate plan and will within three months