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What is collaborative law?
Collaborative law Traditionally, obtaining a divorce or separation could be very adversarial. In a traditional divorce proceeding, each side hires an attorney and both submit their dispute to a judge, who makes rulings on each issue submitted. While this method … Continue reading →
A Brief Rundown on Community Property or (The devil’s in the details…)
The laws in the State of California express that any real or personal property acquired during a valid marriage, except for an inheritance or gift, should be considered community property. This is according to California Family Code §760 which explains … Continue reading →
Posted in Barbara Hammers, Complex Asset Division, DIvorce, Property and Asset Division
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Tagged community property, joint title, postmarital agreement, postnuptuial agreement, premarital agreement, prenuptual agreement, real property division, real property title, separate property, transfer of assets, transmutation
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BUSINESS VALUATION IN DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS
The valuation and distribution of marital property can be a contentious issue for both parties. The process can become even more difficult when the assets include an interest in a business, because the business interest is often the most valuable … Continue reading →
Can Collaborative Law Save Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman from a real-life ‘War of the Roses’? It Could Be the Answer for this High Net Worth Couple.
Comedic actors Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman separate, now contenders for a collaborative divorce. The couple recently announced their split after more than 40 years together. You may recall that DeVito once co-starred in the hit film, The War of … Continue reading →
Girl, seventeen, pregnant with twins, flees Anaheim, CA hospital to avoid a forced abortion.
Her parents are now trying to take her to India for an abortion against her will. What can she do? The courts in California have a strict policy, their primary concern is to act in the best interests of the … Continue reading →
Posted in Barbara Hammers, Child Custody, Paternity, Restraining Orders
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Tagged abortion, battery, forced abortion, minor, restraining order, right to life, women's rights
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Client sanctioned for her arrogant attorney’s rude, condescending, and unprofessional letters.
Divorcing couples who want to use their attorneys as a weapon of mass destruction to belittle and harass the other side, beware. A new published case from the First District Court of Appeal titled “Marriage of Davenport” (2011 S.O.S. 2343) … Continue reading →
Posted in Barbara Hammers, DIvorce, Uncategorized
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Tagged adversarial proceedings, attorney fees, cooperation, Davenport, divorce, family code, lawyer civility, non-cooperation, sanctions
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Divorce property settlement that allows spouse to keep the house while you remain on the loan? This could spell disaster.
Something I have seen a great deal recently are cases in which one party has allowed the other party to keep the family residence as part of the asset division in the divorce and has remained on the mortgage loan. … Continue reading →
Posted in Barbara Hammers, Complex Asset Division, DIvorce, Property and Asset Division, Uncategorized
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Tagged anti-deficiency law, asset division, creditors, divorce, equity, family residence, judgment, loan, loan forgiveness, mortgage, purchase money, recourse loan, refinance, second mortgage, settlement, short sale
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Will Arnold Schwarzenegger be returning to his role as the Terminator in his divorce?
Arnold Schwarzenegger filed his Response to Maria Schriver’s Petition for Dissolution of Marriage on Wednesday stating he wanted the court to terminate jurisdiction to award spousal support and deny attorney’s fees to Maria. While this may sound harsh, it is … Continue reading →
Family Law Forms Getting you Down?
The Judicial Council of California produces forms to be used by self-represented individuals to help them accomplish their own divorce or paternity cases. Knowing which ones to use for what purpose and how many to file to the court can be confusing … Continue reading →
Divorcing couples lose millions of dollars each year by forgetting to divide all of their assets!
Some assets you rarely think about can be easily overlooked during divorce. Millions of dollars of assets are missed every year in property division calculations. Make sure all of your assets are divided. Sometimes in the division of assets in a divorce … Continue reading →
Posted in Barbara Hammers, Complex Asset Division, DIvorce, High Net Worth Divorce, Property and Asset Division
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Tagged airline miles, asset division, Barbara Hammers, copyrights, Credit card points, debt, documentation, hiding assets, hiding income, Insurance, joint accounts, patents, royalties, security deposits, time shares
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