We live in a mobile society, and some states, particularly states like Florida, have very transient populations. Post-divorce moves are very common. But, how do you deal with the idea of moving the kids away from the other parent? First, let’s address some terms. In Florida, we don’t say “custodial parent” or “CP” vs. “non-custodial-parent” […]
This is a question on which even experienced family lawyers disagree. It is really a question of semantics. My answer is a qualified “yes.” In many states, legal separation is required before you can file for divorce. That means that a judge has to declare a couple “legally separated” for a certain amount of time […]
Every two to three months, FINRA sends us information regarding new news and I will be sharing a host of that information with you over the next couple of weeks. If you have any questions, please CONTACT US for your evaluation. The first installment is regarding the launching of a pilot program for Large Arbitration […]
When deciding to end a marriage, there are a host of decisions from equitable distribution to custody and timesharing. While this process is commonly drawn out and incredibly complicated, more couples are turning towards uncontested divorce. uncontested divorce involves couples that are able to reach an agreement on all separation issues such as spousal support, […]
This Month’s Stockbroker Fraud Sanctions Last week, I breezed over some of the risk factors involved with leveraged and inverse ETF’s that allowed four prominent investment firms to be sanctioned by FINRA for committing stockbroker fraud. Today, I’d like to go further into those risk factors, which are not found with traditional ETF’s, and how […]
Counting Down to #14 Military Divorce Mistakes In “Part 7” of Military Divorce Mistakes, I talked about insuring the pension in case the member dies. If you or your spouse is a military member please do not use this brief summary as an advice guide. Every case is different. Seek the advice of an experienced […]
Counting Down to #12 & # 13 Military Divorce Mistakes In “Part 6” of Military Divorce Mistakes, I talked about retaining more than 50% of the military pension distributions. If you or your spouse is a military member please do not use this brief summary as an advice guide. Every case is different. Seek the […]
Last Week’s Stockbroker Fraud Sanctions Last week, in Part 1 of this blog series, I told you the story of how four large firms were sanctioned $9.1 million by FINRA for defrauding their investors. Today, I’m going to tell you how they got away with it and help pass on how particular investments lend themselves […]
Counting Down to #11 in Military Divorce Mistakes In “Part 5” of military divorce mistakes, I talked about exchanging assets for pension distributions. If you or your spouse is a military member please do not use this brief summary as an advice guide. Every case is different. Seek the advice of an experienced family divorce […]