The financial skills and knowledge you earned from your CFL Certification makes your settlement negotiations so much easier – you know what to look for and consider all of the alternatives to reach satisfactory outcomes. Child support cases like Orlowski v. Orlowski can get complicated when one parent doesn’t keep his or her part of…
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As you learned when you got your CFL™ Certification, determining each parent’s monthly gross income for child support involves several factors. And in high-income cases, like Hanrahan v. Bakker, negotiating the assets to include under the law isn’t always easy. In this case, among other issues, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided whether the high-income child…
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Your CFL™ Designation for Divorce Practitioners has given you the advanced financial knowledge you need to draft solid property settlement agreements (PSAs). But, sometimes, the wording isn’t precise enough or the terms aren’t truly legal. The Pennsylvania Superior Court case of Weber v. Weber v. Weber is an example of a PSA that some found…
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Your CFL™ Designation has helped you negotiate property settlements everyone can agree on. As in the case of Farid v. Rabbath, the parties involved don’t always stick to their agreements. The lawsuit involved an equitable distribution arrangement between the couple that ended in an appeal for an “impermissible modification.” Deciding Factors Through the divorce…
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Most people are simply not aware of the many ways a spouse can hide money and potentially get away with it. Divorce lawyers often hire forensic accountants to investigate the income and assets of their clients’ spouses. In divorce cases, allegations of hidden money and income and shielding assets and plans to misrepresent business profits…
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Your CFL Designation for Divorce Practitioners has enhanced your financial skill set to prepare you for any legal challenge. Not all cases are typical. In Levy v. Levy, the Florida appeals court decided whether a wife could pursue court-ordered alimony “unconnected with dissolution” when her husband became mentally incapacitated. He had signed a durable power…
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While you earned your CFL Designation, you learned a lot about the financial aspects of divorce and the importance of staying on top of changes in state laws. Ohio is among the states that have made major adjustments to their divorce laws recently. After more than 20 years, this spring, the Buckeye State modified…
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Your CFL Designation for Divorce Practitioners has prepared you to solve financial problems in your cases with ease. You rely on the skills you gained to adapt to different situations and find the best solutions for your clients. Sometimes, things happen that you don’t expect and you need to change course. As in the case…
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