When injected into a marriage, business ownership by one spouse can create premarital and postmarital issues. Customers, employees and suppliers continue to rely on the business to operate mechanically, without concern for the personal problems of ownership. Before...
No relationship is perfect. While some marital problems can be resolved, others result in conversations about ending their union. Because there can be stigma surrounding getting a divorce and it can be a messy and complex process, spouses in California and elsewhere...
When you go through a divorce, you’ll be confronted with many terms and concepts with which you’re unfamiliar, or which can be confusing. One of these is the date of separation – it's a critical date to pin down, so it’s important to understand what it is and why it...
Divorce involves discussion and compromise on many financial issues in the short-term: property distribution, alimony and child support, in many cases. For older people; however, a financially secure retirement should rank as a top concern. Divorce rates among older...
Almost all California divorces involve property division. Property division gets especially complex when you have many different types of assets to divide. Retirement or pension plans are extremely important assets to most people, so understanding how they are divided...
Just as every marriage is unique, so too is every divorce. There will always be property that must divided, regardless of the divorce, but the difficulty of that process can vary a lot from one divorce to the next. Couples with a high net worth may be particularly...
When you go through a divorce, you’ll almost certainly have questions about many aspects of the process. Alimony is one issue people often wonder about, but mostly they think of it in the context of once the divorce is final. But it can also play an important role...
If you own show pets or purebreds that you breed, your pet is not just a precious loved one, but also financially valuable. Therefore, deciding who gets the pet in a divorce can be a financial and emotional decision. Pets as property? It used to be the case that under...
Deciding on a divorce can be a difficult process in itself even before the legal work begins. It is helpful for couples who have made that hard decision to be prepared for what to expect from the legal divorce process. If you have concerns about what your divorce...
Divorce is hard on California couples, particularly divorces that involve children. After a divorce is finalized, and a custody schedule is in place, you may want nothing more than to take your children on a fun, international adventure to help everyone heal and move...