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Things to Know Before Dividing Marital Debt
When you are drafting a prenuptial agreement, or if you are negotiating a marital settlement agreement, when it comes to property, there may be a lot of fighting over who gets what. Everyone wants items of value (or payouts to represent what the other spouse is getting). Often however, little thought is given to… Read More »
Grandparents Have Limited Rights to Custody and Time-Sharing
When we think of custody battles, we often think of them in terms of mom or dad having rights to raise or house the children. But what about grandparents? There are instances when grandparents may provide a more loving, caring, and nurturing environment than one or both parents. Grandparents Historically Have Few Rights For… Read More »
What is a QDRO in a Divorce Case and Do You Need One?
When we think of dividing property in a divorce, we often think of dividing our stuff. We consider who will get the house, the cars, the furniture, and perhaps the family business. We don’t give much thought to things that we have earned now, during the marriage, but which we won’t get to enjoy… Read More »
Lessons to be Learned from Amazon’s Jeff Bezos’ Divorce
Amazon owner and founder Jeff Bezos is getting a divorce. It is likely that the divorce of the richest man in the world is different than your divorce, but there are still lessons to be learned from what the Bezos’ are going through. Prenuptial Agreements The rumor is that the Bezos’ did not have… Read More »
Drowsy Driving is a Serious Problem on the Roadways
Many industries recognize how important it is to allow those who operate vehicles to get the proper amount of sleep. Federal law regulates, for example, how many consecutive hours a truck driver can operate a truck without being given a rest break, and airline pilots are required to rest even if it means cancelling… Read More »
Do You Need an Accounting or Business Valuation Expert in Your Divorce?
The question of whether you will need any kind of expert in your divorce case is a difficult one to answer. Any issue resolved by agreement will eliminate the need to retain experts in that particular area. But where agreements cannot be reached, and where the issues in dispute require specific technical or specialized… Read More »
The Benefits of Collaborative Divorces
When people think of a divorce they often think that it can be either uncontested, where the parties generally agree on everything, or contested. Many people are not aware that there is a third category, called a collaborative divorce, which allows the parties to resolve even disputed issues, with lessened time, expense, and heartache… Read More »
What Can You Expect in Your Family Law Deposition?
In any kind of case, the thought of having to give a deposition makes people’s skin crawl. It is seen as a process that’s highly combative and highly invasive. Often, just the threat of doing them is enough to convince reasonable people to try to settle cases early. It can make things easier if… Read More »
California Enacts Law Allowing Judges to Make Pet Custody Findings
For many people, pets are family. Spouses may have selected a pet from infancy and raised the animal as if it were a human child, with all the love care and affection that goes into raising a child. When spouses divorce, there may be talk about who gets “custody” of the family dog or… Read More »
How to Handle an Inability to Pay Alimony or Child Support
As this post is being written, the federal government is shut down for business. Hundreds of thousands of government workers are working without pay, at least temporarily. That not only affects those workers, but also those who depend on their income for support—including any ex- spouses who receive alimony or children who receive child… Read More »
