Recommendations on buying a house with another before you remarry
Dear Clients and Friends, A growing number of divorced people are buying a house with a new partner to whom they are not yet married. In...
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Sep 14, 20183 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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Aug 30, 20181 min read
Can spouses be forced to show how child support is spent?
Dear Clients and Friends, Disputes on how child support is being spent are fairly common. But whether a parent can be forced to explain...
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Aug 23, 20182 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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Aug 15, 20182 min read
Protecting your privacy in a divorce proceeding
Dear Clients and Friends, If you’re like most people, you’ve probably read stories about celebrity divorces, seen their dirty laundry...
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Aug 2, 20182 min read
Annulments basics
Dear Clients and Friends, In California an annulment is by statute referred to as: Nullity of Marriage. Marriage-ending legal proceedings...
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Jul 19, 20182 min read
Father’s paternity undone after 16 years
Dear Client’s and Friends, Once a court rules that someone is a child’s father, it’s very rare for that order to be undone later on. In...
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Jul 4, 20182 min read
Wife doesn’t refinance home; husband forces her to sell
Dear Clients and Friends, It’s common for one spouse in a divorce to keep the couple’s home and assume the mortgage. Typically, the...
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Jun 14, 20183 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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Jun 8, 20182 min read
Digital spying on your spouse is a bad idea
Dear Clients and Friends, There’s a lot of cutting-edge technology available today that makes it easy to spy on someone — or for someone...
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May 31, 20182 min read
‘Buy-sell’ agreements should be reviewed by a family lawyer
Dear Clients and Friends, It’s very common for small businesses to have “buy-sell” agreements. These say that if one owner leaves, dies,...
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May 16, 20183 min read
Divorce and thoughts on selling the family home
Dear Clients and Friends, Aside from child custody, the most emotionally charged issue in a divorce is usually who gets to keep the...
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May 2, 20182 min read
How final is a Final Divorce Decree?
Dear Clients and Friends, A divorce decree is meant to be the “final” word in a dissolution of marriage for the sake of the parties, the...
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Apr 26, 20183 min read
Pros and cons of divorcing spouses living together
Dear Clients and Friends, The first step in a divorce is usually for one member of the couple to “walk out.” But increasingly, divorcing...
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Apr 18, 20182 min read
Protesting your privacy in a divorce proceeding
Dear Clients and Friends, If you’re like most people, you’ve probably read stories about celebrity divorces, seen their dirty laundry...
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Apr 11, 20182 min read
Easements
Dear Clients and Friends, An “easement” is a legal right of someone who doesn’t own a piece of property to use the property for a...
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Mar 29, 20182 min read
Short-term rentals (like Airbnb) can create tax issues
Dear Clients and Friends, If you lease your home to someone for a week or two through Airbnb or any other short-term rental service, do...
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Mar 21, 20183 min read
Alimony and more under our new tax act
Dear Clients and Friends, The new tax law passed by Congress late last year and signed into law by the President on December 22, 2017...
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Mar 8, 20183 min read
How long should you hold on to tax records?
Dear Clients and Friends, As a former IRS attorney and with 40+ years in private practice, we continue to represent clients at all levels...
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Mar 1, 20182 min read
Easements
Dear Clients and Friends, An “easement” is a legal right of someone who doesn’t own a piece of property to use the property for a...
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