For decades, you have been developing your career as an artist. It is your primary source of income, and it has made you fairly wealthy. Your art is in high demand, with each piece selling to collectors across the country – or even across the world. Naturally, because...
In California, courts consider assets acquired during marriage as equally owned by both spouses. This includes any businesses started or grown during the marriage. During a divorce, the court will consider them equally owned by both parties, even if only one of them...
When couples in Southern California divorce, dividing marital property is rarely a straightforward undertaking. For example, for those couples privileged enough to own an art collection, determining who gets the art in a divorce can be a contentious subject. One might...
The divorce process involves a lot of complex issues, from asset division to emotional strain. It's essential to ensure that all assets, including digital ones like cryptocurrencies, online accounts or intellectual property, are accounted for and fairly distributed....
You, like millions of other Americans, consider your pet a part of the family. Your pet may be seen in family pictures, have a spot on the couch just for it and may even join the family wherever you go. Your pet may even get the same level of care as a child would. In...
When marriages fail and divorce proceedings begin in California, the process involves the division of assets owned by the couple. This often includes determining how to fairly distribute both community property (assets acquired during the marriage) and separate...
Determining what to do with your home will likely be one of – if not the – most important property division decisions that you and your spouse will make during your divorce. If you have a vacation property somewhere, that may be a similarly consequential concern. Any...
Are you worried that your spouse is going to start hiding assets now that you filed for divorce? Maybe they’re frustrated by the divorce and you think they’re going to hide assets out of spite. Maybe they just don’t want to share and you know they’re going to do...
Financial dishonesty between spouses is nothing new. However, the ways that this aim can be accomplished have become more complex in recent years. Things can come to a head when a couple decides to divorce, and they must divide the property they own. In the event of a...
California is a community property state, which means that you could lose half of your business in a divorce. However, there are actions that you can take to minimize the risk of this taking place. For instance, you could put your company in a trust or include it in a...
