Pop singer Adele took her time in confirming that she was married to her financier husband. The pair waited five years after they started dating to announce that they were married. Now, the couple appears to be on the verge of divorce, and Adele faces the loss of many...
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How a forensic accountant can ensure a fair property division
Most residents of Sacramento who are thinking about ending their marriage may think they can go through the process alone with minimal professional help, but this might leave them at a disadvantage. Experts, such as a forensic accountants, can be very helpful during...
What happens after the divorce?
Most Californians who get divorced think that the judgment ending the marriage is the end of the divorce process. However, divorced persons should attend to a number of matters that are not usually addressed in the typical judgment. Perhaps the most obvious...
Why have a prenuptial agreement?
Marriages are generally regarded as times of celebration and optimism toward the future. Why spoil these good feelings with the suggestion that the couple execute a premarital agreement? Don't such agreements deal with the consequences of divorce, not marriage? And...
Consider your credit in a high asset divorce
Sometimes, relationships and financial accounts don't mix. This can be true when you and your now estranged spouse are thinking about or going through a divorce. Most married couples share some financial assets and responsibilities that can include bank accounts,...
What is “community property” in California?
When a California couple decides to end their marriage, they must face the question of how to divide their property. Most states use the "equitable division" method in which the property is divided in a way that is fair to both parties. California recognizes two kinds...
3 ways to protect your credit in a divorce
Getting a divorce forces you to deal with new responsibilities. Suddenly, you need to consider dividing assets, figuring out support payments and living on a single income. While figuring all these things out, it is vital to take some steps to safeguard your finances,...
What is the “Brown Rule” in California divorces?
One of the most difficult questions to answer in any California divorce is the treatment of accumulated benefits in retirement plans belonging to one spouse or the other. If the benefits are fully vested, that is, the spouse who earned the benefits owns 100% of all...
What is a QDRO and how does it work?
In most Sacramento divorces, the largest or second largest asset is the retirement plan of one or both spouses, and dividing the assets in a plan can become complicated. All income earned by a retirement plan after the marriage took place is deemed community property,...
California woman wins 50 years of child support from ex-husband
California laws contain several remedies for women whose ex-husbands do not pay child or spousal support. The state has an agency that helps locate ex-spouses and assists in seeking court enforcement of an existing order for child or spousal support. Unfortunately for...