Consumer Education: Divorce

Community Versus Separate Property Appealed

Friday, July 9th, 2010

In Re Marriage of Buie-Neighbors – Community Versus Separate Property Appealed
Colleagues of mine, Jim and Tony Dunne of Dunne and Dunne Family Law, recently won a reversal of an interesting property division issue on appeal to the Fourth Appellate District of California. The case was certified for publication and Filed December 1st 2009. Following is [...]

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IDFA 2010 Survey: Recession and Divorce

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

The Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts recently completed a survey of it’s membership. Almost two hundred members responded from around the United States.
69% of Certified Divorce Financial Analysts said they had seen clients who could not afford to get divorced because of recession-related financial problems.
When asked to assess the difference that current economic conditions have made [...]

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Eleven financial strategies to consider during your divorce

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

1)       IRS rule 72(t) allowing hardship withdrawals without the 10% penalty from 401(k) plans during divorce can help cash flow problems during dissolution proceedings;
2)       The Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision are federal Social Security rules that often unexpectedly reduce Social Security retirement benefits in divorce situations and may cause inequity;
3)       An apples to [...]

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How does the Collaborative Divorce Process Function?

Friday, April 30th, 2010

I was recently reminded of an amazingly clear and accurate analogy drawn by my friend and colleague Peter Roussos, MFT in order to explain how the Collaborative Divorce process functions for divorcing couples. Here it is with thanks to Peter.
How does the Collaborative Divorce Process Function?
A Collaborative Process is a lot like a Charter Airplane Service.  [...]

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – What does healthcare reform mean for Divorce?

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. The complete details are not yet known as many of the provisions require sweeping overhauls to the way medical insurance has been sold and administered in the United States. As is common in bills of such a large magnitude [...]

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