San Diego Divorce Lawyers – Recent Case Law Involving Comparable Sales Approach to Business Valuation In the recent, unpublished matter of IRMO Price & Turkanis, (Dist. 2, Division 8, Filed May 11, 2011), the Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s use of a comparable sales approach to value a community property business. In this
Residency Requirement Law Altered for Non-Resident Same-Sex Couples Effective January 1, 2012 Generally, in order to obtain a divorce in California, one spouse must be a resident of the State of California for six months and of the county where the proceeding is filed for three months preceding the filing of the petition. Either party
Want to Bend the Rules in a Divorce Proceeding? If so, Prepare to Pay a Hefty Penalty. In the recent opinion of Irmo Davenport , (filed May 4, 2011), the Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court’s ruling that penalized a family law litigant the sum of $100,000 for her attorney’s bad behavior, plus awarded an
Even if spouse freely and voluntarily signs a Quitclaim Deed during marriage, if there is a promise to restore title to joint ownership, the Deed may be set aside In Fossum, (2011) (CA 2/1 – Opinion filed January 28, 2011), a Husband and Wife married in 1994 and purchased a home jointly thereafter. To secure
New California Family Code 217 – Fictions about the Alleged Increase in the Cost of Divorce With this new year of 2011, many news articles declare that the cost of divorce cases will increase in San Diego County due to new Family Code 217, which requires oral testimony in family law proceedings. Some “experts” claim
How do family law litigants pick the right divorce attorney for their case? Many clients interview several divorce lawyers before selecting one to represent them in their divorce, paternity or child custody and visitation case. This San Diego divorce blog article provides real and practical information for picking the right attorney for your case. Does
The “Date of Separation” Carries Significant Legal Consequences Married persons and registered domestic partners going through dissolution proceedings are posed with a significant question immediately as they are filling out their Petition or Response document. That question must be carefully considered. The question is, “What is your ‘Date of Separation’?” The date of separation in
Tips for Preparing for Different Family Law Cases: What should I do to prepare for filing for a divorce? Should I be doing something to prepare myself before filing for divorce? How do I prepare our children for a separation? What happens if my spouse and I own property together? How do I find out
In the New York Times bestselling book, The Next 100 Years, a Forecast for the 21st Century (George Friedman, First Anchor Books Edition, January 2010), the author analyzes the shift in marriage, child bearing, and divorce over the past two hundred years. Two centuries ago, life expectancy was low, people married young and women had children in their