How to Divorce a Narcissist
How to Divorce a Narcissist We’ve probably all known at least one narcissistic individual in our lifetime. Unfortunately, some of us need to divorce one. It’s hard to have a deep, meaningful relationship with a narcissist. According to WebMD, narcissism is extreme self-involvement to the degree that it makes a person ignore the needs of […]
Avoid Property Capital Gains Taxes with a Postnup
Avoid Property Capital Gains Taxes with a Postnup Often when couples marry later in life, one or both of them own valuable real estate that they have either inherited or purchased prior to their marriage. They may want to limit or eliminate their capital gains tax on that property should their new spouse pre-decease them. […]
Disagree with your Ex about COVID-19 Vaccinations ?
Disagreeing with Your Ex About COVID-19 Vaccination for Your Child?: For divorced parents, there are many decisions where they need to come to an agreement with their ex-spouse regarding their children’s health and wellbeing. Often decisions are outlined in their parenting plan, including: their child custody, visitation rights and certain decisions about their child’s medical […]
Dividing Marital Property? How to Get What You Really Want
Dividing Marital Property? – How to Get What You Really Want How you and your soon-to-be ex divide your marital property, including your real estate and retirement accounts, is one of the most important decisions you will make during your divorce. If you don’t act thoughtfully, you might not end up with what you are […]
Restricted Stock Units in Divorce and Child Support
How Restricted Stock Units Are Treated in Divorce and Child Support Providing restricted stock units (RSUs) to employees, in addition to salary and benefits, has become popular in recent years. This is popular in the San Francisco Bay Area among startup and high tech companies. Unlike stock options, which allow an employee to purchase shares […]
Divorce? How to Handle Your Wine Collection
Divorcing? Here’s How to Handle Your Wine Collection Are you getting a divorce and own a valuable wine collection? Many challenges arise whenever a divorcing couple has a valuable wine collection. The first challenge is how to physically handle it, to not destroy the taste of the wine nor damage the labels. The second challenge […]
Silver Prenuptial Agreements for Later-in-Life Marriages
Silver Prenuptial Agreements for Later-in-Life Marriages If you are getting married in your 50s, 60s, 70s or beyond, you may want to seek the advice of a family law attorney and draw up a Silver prenuptial agreement. That’s because you probably own significant assets, such as a home, rental property or business. It is a […]
A California Prenup Can Help with Your Estate Planning
What is a California Prenup? A prenuptial agreement or premarital agreement (commonly referred to as a prenup) is a written contract entered into by a couple before marriage that enables them to select and control many of the legal rights they acquire upon marrying, and what happens if their marriage eventually ends by death or divorce. […]
How Is Spousal Support Calculated in California?
How Is Spousal Support Calculated in California? When a couple legally separates or divorces, the court may order one member of the couple to pay monthly spousal support. Individuals who were involved in a domestic partnership may similarly be paid partner support. The purpose of spousal support is to enable both members of the couple […]
Depreciation Deductions & Child or Spousal Support
How Do Depreciation Deductions Enter into Child or Spousal Support? If you own a business or a rental property, you are probably used to taking depreciation deductions. These are applied against your annual income on your federal and California state tax returns. These depreciation deductions lower your income for tax purposes. When calculating your income […]