How long is the securities arbitration process?
The length of a typical FINRA securities arbitration case will depend upon the facts involved. In general, those cases tend to last between 9 months and 2 years. They may be longer or shorter, dependent upon, first, how many defendants or respondents are involved. The more that are involved, the more lengthy, is typically the […]
Are parties to a marriage responsible for separate debts incurred during the marriage?
How do I know if I have a claim for my stock market losses for which I can recover damages?
The determination of whether or not you as an investor, who has investment losses, have a viable claim against your financial advisor is a complicated analysis. It incorporates lots of facts and circumstances, which apply to your particular case. It also concerns an analysis of whether or not if you win the money you collect […]
My spouse and I are in agreement and just want an attorney to make our agreements legal. Can the attorney do that?
It is common for divorcing parties to reach verbal agreements prior to seeking counsel. They simply want the attorney to put their verbal agreements into a marital settlement agreement and navigate them through a relatively abbreviated divorce process. Attorneys are well capable of doing that. It is my suggestion, though, that if you do this, […]
Will the Florida court consider high living expenses, such as loan payments and income taxes, when determining my ability to pay child support?
In general, child support in Florida is determined by a formula, which has a variety of inputs. Of which, typical living expenses, even if they are high, are not part of the analysis. The courts don’t really care if you want to drive a corvette that has a huge monthly obligation payment or a 20 […]
Can heirs bring claims on behalf of deceased parents?
When it comes to resolving investment losses, it is common for heirs to bring FINRA arbitration actions for investors who have deceased. This is because a disproportionate share of FINRA arbitration actions are filed either by or on behalf of elderly individuals who are taken advantage of by their financial advisors.
Who is responsible for debts incurred before the marriage?
What is a sophisticated investor?
The term sophisticated investor is a term that is used in the investment or securities community. It is a term used to explain an investor that has a certain level of net worth and income. It is assumed that if that investor has that level of net worth and income that they know more than […]
What are temporary orders and how important are they in a divorce or custody case?
Temporary orders are very important in divorce cases. A temporary order is an order which simply lasts from the time it is made until the conclusion of the divorce case when the terms of a final judgment or divorce decree then control. But what happens during the pendency, or while the case is going, can […]
Will the child support be reviewed in the future?
Typically child support obligations are not automatically reviewed in the future. Such a review is triggered by one of the parties demanding that such a review take place. The other side can either cooperate or else a supplemental petition or another filing in the divorce court will be necessary to do this. Sometimes people can […]