Results-Oriented Family Law Representation
An earlier post recognized the role of a request for bifurcation in a California divorce proceeding; here we will discuss the legal requirements that must precede a request to the court for bifurcation. In California: Six months or more must have passed since the...
In family law and divorce law, the term “bifurcation” refers to a legal process by which the issues in a divorce are divided into two parts. One part focuses entirely on a single point of law: a request for a separate to restore the parties’ legal martial status from...
Among high net worth couples in the process of divorce, property issues can be considerably complex, and often contentious as well. In a recent post we discussed marital property transfers known as transmutation agreements, and how they may become objects of conflict...
In recent years, California law has seen the addition of a statute relating to fraud in transactions between marital partners. There have also been laws enacted that intensify, or heighten, the fiduciary duty between married people. Previous posts have touched upon...
For those individuals and families with high levels of assets and property, giving back via charitable donations, or the establishment of certain types of trusts and/or charitable foundations, is an everyday occurrence. It is also often a “given” in estate planning....
A recent Wall Street Journal article discussed educating young people of high net worth on the risks of marriage…and divorce. According to the article, a global private banking enterprise held a “camp” for the young adult children of families possessing at least $10...
Previous blog posts have addressed the interesting area of California law relating to common law marriage, contracts and claims between unmarried couples, palimony and Marvin claims and how they differ from legally granted alimony. These areas of legal interest...
In a previous post the subject of common law marriage and its recognition or denial by California courts was addressed. How do California courts regard the division of financial assets and property when a cohabitating, but not legally married, couple end their...
This blog devotes itself to the subject of California divorce for high net worth couples. But in taking a step back, it might be necessary first to address the question of whether a couple, particularly one seeking a legal divorce, is actually legally married to begin...
Throughout the course of a high net worth divorce, the finances, assets and property of each spouse will be examined and evaluated in the process as the parties move toward determination of a settlement and possibly alimony and/or child support payment amounts. Among...