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
Refinancing Your Separate Property Home – Avoid These Pitfalls If you are married and own a separate property home in California, maintaining your sole right to your house can get complicated, especially if you decide to refinance it. That’s because the lender, before approving your mortgage, may consider both yours and your spouse’s incomes in
How to Retain Sole Ownership of Your Home After Marriage You are getting married, and you own a home that you purchased previous to your marriage. Like many individuals, you may want to keep your home “yours,” rather than financially share it with your spouse, so that you can more easily leave it to your
What is the effect of adding your spouse to your home’s title? You just got married, and you are thinking about adding your new spouse to the title of your home. After all, you have made a commitment to love and support this person for the rest of your life, and sharing your home with
Considering Divorce Mediation? Be Sure to Consult an Attorney Many couples decide to opt for divorce mediation rather than litigate their divorce through the courts, particularly if they have no children. In divorce mediation, the mediator does not represent the interests of either party, legally or otherwise. They cannot offer legal advice. The mediator’s role
Here's How the New Tax Law Affects Married Couples and Spousal Support Like many married couples, you may be thinking ahead to your tax liability for 2018. Here is a rundown of how the new tax law is likely to affect you, especially if you own a home, have a family, or are the payor
Who gets the family pet in a divorce? If you live in California, starting on January 1, 2019, things are about to change. A new law passed on October 1st of this year, Assembly Bill 2274, will treat pets as more than simply community property to be argued over in the separation of assets. Instead,
Sharing a home with someone you want to divorce is a stressful situation, whether you are the one initiating the divorce, or on the receiving end. Both of you may feel as if you are walking on eggshells in each other’s presence. If you have children living with you as well, the situation can be
Here’s How a Vocational Examination for Your Ex-Spouse Can Help With Your Child Support Payments What should you do if your child’s other parent refuses to maximize their income by declining appropriate work, so that they can receive more child support from you? Ask the court to order that they take a vocational examination. A
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