When the Engagement is Called Off, Who Gets the Ring?
Boy meets girl. Boy and girl fall in love. Boy buys an expensive engagement ring and proposes, to which girl says yes. Before the wedding, boy and girl break up and boy wants ring back. Girl refuses to give it back. Who is entitled to it? According to an article by Maryanne Garvey, this is […]
Preparing for Divorce
“Help me to help you by getting me as much information as you can. Get all of your financial records together as soon as possible. Most importantly, tell me everything – good or bad. I can’t protect you if I don’t have the facts.” That is a quote I gave to Modern Luxury Magazine’s Insight […]
Family Law Hearsay and Heresy
* Not surprisingly, a guy that calls himself Turd Flinging Monkey does not have evolved views on marriage. (TheFederalist) * Ciara Loses Big to Future in Custody War (TMZ) * How Divorce Can Impact Your Estate Plan (NationalLawReview) * Boy meets girl. Boy and girl get married. Girl sends texts on wedding […]
Top 10 Questions Family Law Clients Ask
Every family law matter is different. Since I began practicing law, I have probably handled hundreds of cases, each one with a different fact pattern and each client with a different personality. However, I have noticed that many of the same questions come up in initial client meetings. I have tried to compile the ten […]
How Do You Keep Your Separate Property Separate?
Too many times, clients only start to think in terms of community or separate property when it is too late and they are going through a divorce. They may have had property before marriage, or received an inheritance. However, during the marriage, they have commingled the separate property with community property, and did not keep good […]