What Documents to Bring When Meeting with Your Divorce Attorney When you are getting divorced, both you and your spouse must disclose your complete financial information. This information includes your income, expenses, liabilities, assets, business interests and other important financial information. Your divorce attorney will be able to help you understand your current
What Is the Child Support Exception for High-Income Earners? In our last blog post, we discussed how child support is calculated in the state of California. California’s statewide uniform guideline stipulates the amount of child support to be paid, based on each parent’s net disposable monthly income and the amount of time the child will
Who Is Entitled to Executive Compensation After Your Divorce? Who Is Entitled to Executive Compensation After Your Divorce? If you or your soon-to-be-ex-spouse are the recipient of executive compensation and are getting a divorce, determining the value of those assets is both important and complex. Here is an example: Executive compensation can be awarded for
How Divorce Can Impact College Financial Aid Getting a divorce compounds the challenges of funding your child’s college education. The cost of getting a divorce can erode into savings that have been earmarked for college tuition. And, shifting priorities on the part of parents, such as moving and new relationships, can also draw down otherwise
By Christina Sherman of Law Office of Christina Sherman on Thursday, January 5, 2017. In California, separate property is everything a spouse has going into the marriage, or acquisitions by gift or inheritance received during the marriage. However, spouses can sometimes do things (intentionally or not) to effect the underlying characteristic of a property. A
On behalf of Law Office of Christina Sherman on Friday, August 8, 2014. With a divorce comes countless financial obligations: alimony, child support, attorney fees... But separating from your spouse doesn't just impact your wallet, it changes your life. That's why it's imperative you re-examine your life insurance needs and make appropriate changes to reflect