Posts Tagged ‘asset division’

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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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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Fox 5 Morning News Segment – Divorce Your Wife, Not Your Life

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Divorce Tips for Men – Fox 5 Morning News San Diego

Justin Reckers, Certified Financial Planner, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and Managing Director of Pacific Divorce Management  has joined Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Nancy Fagan of The Divorce Help Clinic and attorney Shawn Weber of Brave, Weber and Mack to develop a monthly workshop/seminar to help Men prepare for [...]

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California Divorce Dictionary: Epstein Credit

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Epstein credits are rights to reimbursement to which a party may be entitled as a result of the payment of community obligations since the date of separation. (In re Marriage of Epstein (1979) 24 Cal.3d 76)
Epstein Credits are most commonly incurred when one party pays community debts using their spearate property income.
If you are claiming the credit. [...]

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The Capital Loss Carry-Forward

Monday, January 4th, 2010

The Hidden Asset In Plain Sight
One of the greatest challenges for attorneys, mediators, and judges in family law property division cases lies in the first step of that process; identifying the assets to be divided. We seek verification of and evidence to determine if assets are community, separate, or co-mingled property. Some assets are evident [...]

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