The financial issues in divorce fall along a continuum from simple to complex. High-asset divorces, where the parties’ holdings may include complicated assets such as closely-held business interests, stock options, stock voting [...]
1. As in everything we do in this area of the law, PREPARATION is the most important element of a successful divorce negotiation. This means that you must try to have all [...]
Washington, DC, is a town of successful and influential people; however, as with many other aspects of life, exterior success doesn't necessarily correlate with marital wellbeing at home. Women may struggle with [...]
Each couple develops their own set of roles within their relationship, particularly in a long-term marriage. A dynamic that worked well for spouses while they were an intact couple, however, may become [...]
Depending on a number of factors, getting divorced can be expensive. Understandably, many divorcing parties want to save on these expenses whenever possible. Because our society has come to rely on the [...]
When the marital estate of a divorcing couple includes the ownership of a closely-held business, a number of complicated issues must be addressed. Valuation of this type of asset is complex, because, [...]
The timing with which the divorce process unfolds varies widely. In many cases, the process proceeds in an orderly and efficient fashion. In others, the case is slowed down by factors beyond [...]
“How will support be calculated?” This is one of the first questions asked by divorcing clients. When family law attorneys are working with their clients to assess the support issue (either to [...]
We have two very different sets of feelings about adultery (defined as a married person having a sexual relationship with another person outside of the marriage) in our culture. On one hand, [...]
Research shows that about 8% of Americans have experienced a major depressive episode, and many more have experienced situational depression or depression of a less intrusive nature. The studies further show that [...]
