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Spousal Support in California: What You Need to Know

In the typical separation or divorce scenario, one spouse will be awarded spousal support payments. There are two types of spousal support payment obligations here in California: long-term and short-term. These spousal support payment obligations are aimed at providing the payee spouse the same or similar lifestyle he or she enjoyed during the marriage. Please note […]

4 Common Divorce Regrets – and How to Avoid Them

While a divorce can greatly affect you emotionally, it can also impact you financially. As you go through the divorce process, remember that the decisions you make now will have long-term effects on your future. As a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA), I’ve seen people make numerous mistakes as they went through a divorce, especially when […]

Why Florida’s Alimony Reform Was Killed Yet Again

It seems like déjà vu all over again, but for the second time during his tenure as Governor, Rick Scott has vetoed an alimony reform bill. Now the question remains: Will Florida ever see alimony reform? Unfortunately, it seems unlikely that there will be any serious alimony reform in Florida until the legislature gets its […]

The True Cost of an Adversarial Divorce

Many divorcing couples seem to have the goal of revenge at any cost. These couples are unable to speak civilly to each other or mediate any issues. In some instances, they do their best to undermine each other, stall, and engage in other bad behavior. Couples obtaining divorces using the two-attorney adversarial process spent 134% […]

Divorce Attorneys for Men Only. Really?

The marketing or advertising concept: We have noticed some recent marketing of law firms in which they state that they “focus” on representing men.  I have yet to see a firm advertisement for a firm representing “Women Only,” but even the concept of firms for men or firms for women should set you to wondering […]

Does an Aging Population Mean More Grey Divorces?

I recently attended a seminar where one of the topics was the issue of grey divorces. Our population is aging. A major portion of our population consists of baby boomers. We often talk about midlife crises, but what does this mean? Does it even exist? Think about the fact that many years ago there were […]

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