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YOU CAN RELY ON A CERTIFIED FAMILY LAW SPECIALIST A divorce is a substantial change in one’s life. Divorcing spouses often face a total evaluation and reorganization of their finances, family life, home and belongings. Because the outcome of a divorce can shape your future for years to come, it is vital to set yourself ...
Divorces often take long enough that the separating spouses need to file taxes during the process. This often leads to conflict. In one such case, one spouse filed a joint return without informing the other, who then filed a separate return. The spouse who filed the joint return kept the entire refund, and the IRS ...
California has some of the lowest divorce rates in the country, at just 6.5%. However, that still means thousands of divorces in California each year. Those divorces can mean considerable trauma and emotion for everyone involved: not just the divorcing spouses, but their children and, in many cases, those children’s grandparents. Many grandparents may wonder, ...
Military members who retire after at least 20 years of service are entitled to a lifetime pension. Since this timeline often means retiring in their 40s, these pensions are often the biggest asset a military family owns. Depending on the service member’s rank, a pension can be valued at anywhere from around $330,000 to $1.2 ...
Deciding what happens to the family home is often one of the most difficult issues in a divorce. It affects the future living arrangements of the parties and any minor children. It also has tax ramifications and may affect the possibility of spousal support. If you want to know what to expect regarding the family ...
A business may or may not be considered a marital asset when partners divorce in California. All property is divided either by ownership, agreement, or court order. Ownership of a business may be determined by when the business was started, who contributed to the operation of the business, and what was agreed to regarding ownership ...
One of the most acrimonious moments in a person’s life is when child custody is contested following a divorce. If a parent doesn’t pursue parental rights, they will have limited contact with their kids for the duration of their childhood. Even worse, a parent’s right to visitation and custody may be taken away, restricting contact ...
The summer shuffle is real. For divorced parents and their children, it is a complicated mix-up to the regular routine, filled with summer camps, programs, and more. Navigating through the bumpy road of child custody is challenging enough, but summer can be an especially difficult time of year when parents need to agree on these ...
Angela Powell met her husband when they were freshmen in college. They were married after graduation and they settled in Arizona. They consolidated their student loans under a federal program designed to help married couples, which helped lower their interest rates. Unfortunately, like many other marriages, theirs didn’t last. Even though Angela’s husband had taken ...