You’ve heard the horror stories about people who spend their retirement and college funds getting divorced. And you don’t want to be that person. But maybe you haven’t heard the other kind of horror story: the people who, out of fear, refuse to get essential...
Your children are about to go or have just gone back to school which creates many chances to help them get used to switching gears, remembering or learning new routines, and dealing with some inevitable reaction to things changing from summer schedule to fall. Back...
Federal Social Security benefits are very important to individuals and to those who have paid into the Social Security system, and by extension to their family members. When spouses divorce it is critical to understand the underlying rules and assumptions for the...
When couples marry in California, there are laws that automatically apply to their assets and income. For instance, income received as a result of either spouse’s labor, skill and efforts is community property and belongs to the marital partnership. Assets owned prior...
A very frequent question I am asked in my practice is do I need premarital (or sometimes referred to as a Prenuptial) Agreement. A premarital agreement can be important to someone for a variety of different reasons. The first important aspect of deciding whether...