{"id":11574,"date":"2018-05-02T20:08:10","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T20:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefamilylawcorp.com\/?p=11574"},"modified":"2018-05-02T20:08:10","modified_gmt":"2018-05-02T20:08:10","slug":"under-trumps-tax-law-you-now-have-a-year-to-avoid-a-nasty-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefamilylawcorp.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/02\/under-trumps-tax-law-you-now-have-a-year-to-avoid-a-nasty-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Under Trump&#8217;s Tax Law, You Now Have a Year to Avoid a Nasty Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row \"><div class=\"wpv-grid grid-1-1  wpv-first-level first unextended\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" id=\"wpv-column-7e194b7802aebde54fb9ac227c5d9798\" ><p>&nbsp;<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<h2 class=\"text-divider-double\">\t\t\t\nUnder Trump&#8217;s Tax Law, You Now Have a Year to Avoid a Nasty Divorce<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h2>\t\t<div class=\"sep\"><\/div>\t\n<div class=\"row \"><div class=\"wpv-grid grid-1-1  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