We recently discussed the critical importance of the Requests for Production of Documents that as a divorce attorney you send to opposing counsel so as to gain financial information about your client’s spouse. These documents are especially important when your client is half of a high net worth couple. Once you receive the documents, your…
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Computing your divorce clients’ state and local taxes that often affect property settlement negotiations may have just become even more complicated. While your CFL Designation for Divorce Practitioners gives you the advanced financial knowledge necessary to understand federal and state tax issues, keeping up with the ever-changing tax laws can be problematic at best. Now,…
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As a divorce attorney, you know that the documents and other information you receive from opposing counsel during discovery can make or break your case, especially your complex high-asset cases. Unfortunately, many lawyers make the mistake of taking a one-size-fits-all-forever approach, using the same Requests list year after year for virtually all their cases. This…
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It is not unusual for many of your divorce clients to hold a real estate parcel in joint tenancy with their respective spouses. Should the couple wish to sell the property and split the proceeds, your CFL Designation for Divorce Practitioners gives you the advanced financial knowledge necessary to value it, determine each spouse’s interest,…
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As a practicing divorce attorney, you frequently draft property settlement agreements for your clients and your CFL Designation for Divorce Practitioners gives you the advanced financial knowledge to do so fully and competently. Oftentimes these PSAs include equitable division of the couple’s retirement accounts, whether or not either spouse is yet of the age to…
DetailsRecently, we discussed when and how to add a forensic accountant to your family law team. If you already have your CFL Designation for Divorce Practitioners, you have a good idea of the numerous documents your forensic accountant will need as quickly as possible so as to be able to get right to work on…
DetailsOne type of post-divorce litigation you likely often handle as a family law attorney is when an ex-spouse attempts to lower his or her spousal support payments by means of a petition for modification of the divorce decree. While your CFL Designation for Divorce Practitioners gives you the requisite financial knowledge to value your clients’…
DetailsEven though your CFL Designation for Divorce Practitioners gives you the requisite financial knowledge to competently and advantageously draft your clients’ property settlement agreements, your knowledge alone is insufficient if your client refuses to take his or case seriously and follow your advice. Such apparently is what happened in Barnhart v. Barnhart, a case ultimately…
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