Child support may terminate only with judicial emancipation
Dear Clients and Friends, If you pay child support for a teenaged son or daughter who leaves the other parent’s home to live elsewhere,...
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Jun 23, 20202 min read
Think twice before transferring your home to adult children
Dear Clients and Friends, Think twice before transferring your home to adult children. Your home might well be your biggest asset. Many...
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Jun 17, 20202 min read
Right to ‘maintain lifestyle’ not absolute after divorce
Dear Clients and Friends, It’s a common notion that a divorcing spouse has an unshakeable right to support which will maintain the...
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Jun 3, 20202 min read
A Classic Family Law Case
Dear Clients and Friends, When you’re going through a divorce, one of the biggest fouls you can commit is trying to hide assets so you...
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May 21, 20203 min read
5 Things Divorcing Persons Need to Know About Spousal Support in California
Dear Clients and Friends, If you or a loved one are getting, or near, a divorce you need to have these 5 basic understandings about...
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May 7, 20203 min read
Property division in a California Dissolution of Marriage action
Dear Clients and Friends, The essence of Community Property law concepts in California – and in other community property jurisdictions...
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Apr 29, 20202 min read
Do you need a prenup for a later-in-life marriage?
Dear Clients and Friends, It is likely that you have heard of “gray divorce” in recent years, referring to when couples over 50 get...
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Apr 8, 20203 min read
Take the time to update your estate planning document
Dear Clients and Friends, By some accounts, 70% of adult Americans do not have any formal estate planning documentation – such as a Will...
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Mar 11, 20203 min read
When and how to talk to your adult children about your finances
Dear Clients and Friends, If you’re like most people, you don’t like to contemplate your own mortality. After all, you’re enjoying life...
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Mar 5, 20203 min read
Relocating with kids after divorce
Dear Clients and Friends, How hard would it be for you, as a divorced parent, to relocate with your children? In some states, a parent...
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Feb 27, 20201 min read
Same-sex couples should consider prenups
Dear Clients and Friends, As is well known the U.S. Supreme Court has legalized same-sex marriage throughout the country and a lot of gay...
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Feb 13, 20201 min read
Avoid these mistakes when setting up a trust
Dear Clients and Friends, When setting up a revocable trust, you need to be diligent about asset transfers, beneficiary designations and...
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Jan 30, 20202 min read
Naming a guardian for your children
Dear Clients and Friends, Resist the urge to avoid naming a guardian as part of your estate plan simply because it’s not easy to imagine...
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Jan 9, 20202 min read
Challenging a quitclaim deed
Dear Clients and Friends, The next-door neighbors convinced your aunt to sign over the deed to her house. Your stepfather’s long-lost son...
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Jan 2, 20202 min read
Transfer assets to trusts with extreme caution (if at all)
Dear Clients and Friends, If there’s one thing family courts hate, it’s a spouse who plays dirty by trying to hide assets in the hopes of...
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Dec 19, 20191 min read
Naming a guardian for your children
Dear Clients and Friends, Resist the urge to avoid naming a guardian as part of your estate plan simply because it’s not easy to imagine...
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Dec 12, 20192 min read
“Do-it-yourself” divorce apps – pros and cons
Dear Clients and Friends, “Do-it-yourself” divorce apps and programs for preparing and processing forms have become more popular. While...
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Dec 5, 20192 min read
Spousal Support (aka Alimony) and our new Federal tax laws
Dear clients and Friends, The comprehensive tax law titled: TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT OF 20 17 (TCJA) was passed by Congress and signed into...
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Dec 5, 20191 min read
Minors and their legal CA marriages
Dear Clients and Friends, California Family Code Sections 300-303 make California one of a handful of states without an official minimum...
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Dec 5, 20192 min read
When you should mediate a legal dispute
Dear Clients and Friends, One may voluntarily agree or be required (because of your contract or a court order) to participate in a...
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