When business owners get divorced, their settlement may have profound consequences for the business and other owners. Often, one spouse “sells” or gives up a share of the business to the other spouse. Since most small...
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Military Divorce Law
May 7, 2011
Recently in one of my cases (several, actually), I have encountered complex issues involving military retirement benefits for retired servicemembers. Fortunately, there is a lot of information out there, from the Department...
In Kent v. Kent (March 18, 2011), the Superior Court of Pennsylvania rejected a parent’s argument that she should be entitled to collect alimony for a period of eleven years so that she could continue to homeschool the...
Divorce – Your First Legal Strategy Decisions
February 17, 2011
The initial weeks of a marital separation are probably the most turbulent, uncertain part of the divorce process. The first few choices that spouses must make when they are contemplating divorce are important legal strategy...
Iowa Rejects Rule of Thumb Business Valuation in Divorce
February 11, 2011
A recent decision of the Iowa Court of Appeals illustrates the perils of reliance upon industry rules of thumb to value a business in matrimonial litigation. In Marriage of Hagar (11/24/2010), husband and wife purchased a...