Results-Oriented Family Law Representation
It may seem that every day, we see our world becoming even more of a paperless, thumb-or-eye-scanning, microchipped universe. Data mining and personal metrics are replacing, for the most part, research and record-keeping on paper. As a high net worth individual, you...
We have written about infidelity, divorce, and child custody in our blog before; but it is always an engaging topic. First of all, readers may find themselves asking: if California is a no-fault divorce state, why should it matter at all if infidelity occurred before...
A high-profile divorce can impact more people than you imagine. For example, recently the news media reported preliminary details of a high-profile Chicago-based couple’s filing for divorce. That in itself is not particularly unusual, except that this couple is...
In this post, we will attempt to demystify some of the legal terms associated with divorce. The process of filing for, waiting for, and being granted a divorce occurs over a period of time. Various junctures in that process carry different names and have their own...
In our most recent posting, we took a somewhat abbreviated look at a wealth-preserving, tax-saving financial arrangement for high net worth families known as a family limited partnership, or FLP. To recap, the primary benefits of establishing a FLP include: ...
What are family limited partnerships? They are a type of tool that many couples and families with substantial assets and property use that that provide tax benefits in addition to protecting what we will refer to as “the family fortune.” A family limited partnership...
Social media has, for many of us, become a significant a part of our daily lives. Many people refer to, and depend upon, social media several times each day to keep them informed about other people, those close to them such as family and friends, and others with whom...
In Part 1 of this two-part blog, we discussed “legal separation”. Here in Part 2, we’ll talk about arrangements known as “separation agreements”. In California, separation agreements are option for couples that does not involve going to court, and often...
In California, a legal separation is not the same as a separation agreement. We’ll take an overview of what a legal separation is in this blog, and we’ll tackle the topic of California separation agreements in our next blog. When spouses or life partners reach a...
Our blog story begins with the filling, in California Superior Court, the necessary paperwork for a Dissolution of Marriage, or Dissolution of Domestic Partnership. Time passes, and we pick up our story just after the court has granted the requested final, or, in...