Often, one of a couple’s most valuable marital assets is a retirement plan. A retirement plan may be in only one spouse’s name, but it’s a community asset subject to equal division during a divorce. When a divorce settlement agreement or court order requires one…
You’ve attended all of the attorney meetings, mediation, and the divorce hearing. You’ve signed stacks of paperwork and filled out electronic forms. Finally, your divorce decree is in hand and you’re ready to start fresh. But now that the deadlines have come and gone and…
Divorce is rarely easy, either emotionally or legally. When divorcing spouses have no children and few assets to divide, the process may have fewer pitfalls and proceed smoothly, but many divorcing spouses have complex marital assets for division. California’s divorce law views married spouses as…
California’s community property divorce laws compel divorcing spouses to first fully disclose their assets, and then divide and distribute the marital assets equally between both spouses. This division occurs either between the spouses, lawyers, and mediators in an out-of-court divorce agreement, or through litigation in…
Divorce is emotionally and legally challenging under the best of circumstances, but when you’re facing divorce without money on your side, it’s even more intimidating—especially if your spouse has the funds to hire a great attorney. Is there any legal recourse when there’s an income…
Divorces are stressful and emotionally fraught. During the early days of the divorce process, with contentious issues in negotiation, custody questions, and a hearing looming ahead, your estate plan may be far from your mind. However, a diligent divorce attorney often reminds their divorce-case clients…
