In today’s mobile society, it is becoming increasingly common for individuals to have two or more residences – often in more than one state. Many people work in one state – spending their week days and night in one city – then go “home” to another state for the weekend. In other cases, one spouse...
Family Law
Businesses in the technology sector often offer non-cash benefits and incentives to employees. Particularly prominent are stock options. In a divorce, many assets are relatively easy to divide. But stock options can be difficult to valuate and divide, particularly if they have not yet vested. In Washington and California, formulas address how to divide employee...
Although marriage may be a matter of the heart, divorce is very much a legal matter. Like any legal matter, it involves lots of paperwork. The type and amount of paperwork depends on where you live, as divorce is a matter of state law. This means every state handles the particulars of divorce a little different....
If you live in a different state from your child, it is natural to wonder how realistic or feasible long-distance co-parenting is. For example, can you really have a say in many matters when you only see your children during holidays and summers? The short answer is that if both parents are committed to making...
Children who live with both parents at least one-third of the time do better in school and have better social skills. Research from the American Coalition for Fathers & Children clearly demonstrates that children benefit from shared residential custody, even when their parents aren’t on friendly terms. One way to minimize conflict after a divorce...
Those going through a divorce generally have two main concerns. First, if children are present, parents may be concerned about child custody and child support issues as well as how the process will impact their emotional development. The next concern likely centers around how assets will be split. This is decided during the property division...