An important part of your divorce is dividing the marital property and debts that you have accumulated together over the course of your marriage. You will also need to obtain a formal court order to finalize these issues. In California, you can discuss how you would...
Property Division
Tips for dividing retirement and pension plans in a divorce
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...
Commingled assets can complicate property division
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...
Can reimbursement for education be part of property division?
In some California marriages, one spouse will help the other gain training or skills for the future by contributing to their education. That could be done in a variety of ways. If the marriage hits rough patches and they decide to divorce, the spouse who contributed...
Dividing retirement plans in divorce
When a couple decides to divorce, they likely know that their property will need to be divided equitably and their home or bank accounts may come to mind. They may not be aware, however, that retirement plans are included in property division. Retirement plans...
How is an inheritance divided in a California divorce?
During a California divorce, property division is often a source of discord. While the law is clear as to how certain properties will be categorized, there is still a chance that people will disagree as to who is legally entitled to what. While certain properties like...
Forensic accounting in a divorce
Throughout those years of the marriage, couples in Orange County may acquire various property . They have primary homes, vacation homes, rental property, various bank accounts, retirement accounts, investment accounts, have stock options, own businesses, own various...
How to approach business valuation during divorce
For divorcing couples who own a business together, one part of the divorce property division process may be how they go about dividing their interests in that business. For that reason, divorcing couples should be familiar with the ways that a business may be valued...
How to know if your spouse is hiding assets from you
If you want to get your fair share of marital assets out of your divorce, then you have to ensure that you have a clear picture of which assets fall into the marital estate. This is easier said than done given that many individuals enter a marriage with individually...
Preserving business interests during divorce
Divorce creates tremendous emotional upheaval for everyone, which often clouds the more pragmatic issues that each spouse must face when ending the marriage and setting a course for the future. For the California business owner, layers of complexity may arise during...
