Yes. You should have some experience or at least do some research in the area of the problem so that you know what you’re dealing with. I would encourage all lawyers to take whatever psychological training they can take to understand different types of personalities, child rearing, bonding, and all those other things that go […]
Legal Issues
How does someone hide assets during divorce and how do you find them?
If you suspect your spouse is hiding assets, the first thing you need to do is tell your lawyer about your suspicions. Then if your spouse is truly hiding assets, it is likely your lawyer will recommend hiring a financial expert to assist the lawyer in discovering the assets that the spouse has hidden. As […]
Can you mediate a divorce case where there are serious power imbalances between the couple?
Can you mediate a case where there are major power imbalances between the couple or where there’s been domestic violence during the marriage?
What happens if one parent’s home post-divorce really isn’t set up to have the children?
Should the child have as much time in both homes as possible?
What are the advantages to using collaborative law versus litigation or mediation?
In collaborative law, it’s working with the parties – almost like mediation with lawyers except that you’re putting everything on the table the same way. In court, you have to go through a lot more different steps – you have to do discovery, you have to do all the paperwork, and reviewing all the paperwork […]
If the moneyed spouse was having an affair and spent large sum, can the legal spouse reclaim any of this money during divorce?
Yes the person can. This is considered what is called dissipation; dissipation occurs when one party uses marital funds for non marital purposes, and in this case, to fund an affair or any gifts that are given to the person he or she is having the affair with. So, in this sense the spouse who […]
How can a financially inexperienced person know if a spouse is being completely truthful in his or her financial disclosure?
The best way for a financially inexperienced person to know if the other spouse is being completely truthful in his or her financial discovery is to work with his or her lawyer when the lawyer sends discovery requests and other questions to the other side. Discovery is the formal process by which the lawyer can […]
How does collaborative law work?
In collaborative law, each client hires an attorney who is a collaborative lawyer. They meet in a series of four-way meetings, which could be more than four people. The other people that may be involved are financial planners, parent coaches, and therapists. There could be as many as six of those type of people along […]
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Opinions from Reddit about Marriage and Prenups
While nobody plans for a marriage to fail, a prenuptial agreement is a good option for individuals who are looking to protect their assets in the event of a divorce. Here’s what some people had to say about marriage and prenups, including arguments for and against having a prenup signed before walking down the aisle.
What are career assets and how are they divided on divorce?
Career assets are assets that are acquired during the course of a career, such as when you have a doctor who has a medical office or a dentist who has a dentist office. Obviously they have tools and equipment; those would be considered career assets because those machines or those tools have assets and value […]
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