Big Divorce Mistake #6: Not Being Skeptical about Financial Documents
https://youtube.com/watch?v=tKbHDZeopk4Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Be Skeptical about Financial Documents (https://youtube.com/watch?v=tKbHDZeopk4) What is the role of professional skepticism in reviewing financial statements? Forensic accountants can cross-reference financial documents better than anyone to uncover inconsistencies. Miles Mason, Sr. JD, CPA is the author of The Forensic Accounting Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Financial […]
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=XhZb1S8VVi8Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Mishandling the Pension QDRO & Elections: #10 Big Divorce Mistake (https://youtube.com/watch?v=XhZb1S8VVi8) #10: Mishandling the Pension QDRO & Elections https://youtube.com/watch?v=fqw1HMiYhBYVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Get a Business Valuation: # 9 Big Divorce Mistake (https://youtube.com/watch?v=fqw1HMiYhBY) #9: Not Getting a Business Valuation to Save Money https://youtube.com/watch?v=76Z3kKOKovcVideo can’t […]
Read More»Husband to Pay $1.5K/Mo. Alimony in Futuro After 34 Yr Marriage
Tennessee case summary on property division and alimony after 34 years marriage in divorce. Freida Louise Climer v. Stephen Franklin Climer The husband and wife in this Madison County, Tennessee, case were married in 1983. It was the husband’s second marriage but the wife’s first. After 34 years of marriage, the wife filed for divorce. […]
Read More»Big Divorce Mistake #1: Not Getting Financial Disclosures Under Oath
https://youtube.com/watch?v=wYY0ws2HuQEVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Get Financial Disclosures Under Oath: #1 Big Divorce Mistake (https://youtube.com/watch?v=wYY0ws2HuQE) Obtaining financial disclosures under oath from your spouse is a great first step. That can be in response to interrogatories or an affidavit. If your spouse lies under oath, it will help make a better case for […]
Read More»Relocation Bonus Was Marital Since Decision to Move Made During Marriage
Kentucky case summary on property division, classification and relocation bonus in divorce. Craig Roper v. Erin Roper The husband and wife in this Kentucky case were married in 1999 and had four children. In 2016, the wife filed for dissolution of marriage. The case proved contentious, and in 2017, the husband asked for permission to […]
Read More»Divorcing NY Husband Must Pay Portion of Wife’s Student Loans
- At January 21, 2020
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Property Division
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New York case summary on student loans in divorce. Joseph M. Santamaria v Toni Santamaria The husband and wife in this Suffolk County, New York, case were married in 2000 and had two children. The wife filed for divorce in 2013, and the trial court decided a number of issues involving custody, child support, maintenance, […]
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Tennessee case summary on divorce following 26 year marriage and husband had cancer. Ruby Diane Barron v. Bruce Joseph Barron The husband and wife in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case were married in Germany in 1991. They had one biological child and one adopted child. At the time of their 2017 divorce, the husband was […]
Read More»Presumption of Paternity Applies Even in Same-Sex Marriage
- At January 06, 2020
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Divorce, Paternity
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Pennsylvania case summary on paternity in a same-sex marriage. In Interest of A.M. This Pennsylvania case involved a child born to one of the spouses in a same-sex marriage. The spouses were both biological females, and during the marriage, one of them gave birth to a child. The other spouse was listed on the birth […]
Read More»Tracy Coenen’s Lifestyle Analysis in Divorce Cases, Second Edition
The American Bar Association Family Law Section recently published the second edition of Tracy Coenen’s invaluable resource Lifestyle Analysis in Divorce Cases: Investigating Spending and Finding Income and Assets. Coenen’s book clearly explains the lifestyle analysis, an important but often confusing calculation of income and expenses in a divorce case, often used to establish parties’ […]
Read More»Dad Stuck With Marital Debt and Support After Short Marriage
Tennessee case summary on property division, custody, child support in divorce. Sara Kelley Poole v. Ronald Ellis Kinslow The husband and wife in this case had been married for less than four years when the wife filed for divorce in Wilson County, Tennessee. It had been the wife’s first marriage and the husband’s fourth, and […]
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