by Lawrence | Feb 20, 2014 | Divorce, Estate Planning, marital property, Property Division
A Qualified Domestic Relations Order, which is usually shortened to “QDRO”, is an order of a court that instructs the manager of a retirement plan to set aside and pay a portion of the funds to an alternate payee. These orders are fairly common in a...
by Lawrence | Mar 18, 2013 | annulment, Estate Planning, marriage
Since I recently posted a blog about annulment but I haven’t posted anything about conservatorships in a while, I decided to show an example how a conservator can use an annulment to keep someone from taking advantage of her father. This case is Nave v. Nave,...
by Lawrence | Jan 10, 2012 | conservatorship, Estate Planning
When considering whether or not to appoint someone as conservator over the estate of another person (often called the “ward”), it must be shown to the court by clear and convincing evidence that the ward “is fully or partially disabled and that the...
by Lawrence | Jun 4, 2010 | Estate Planning, Messed up people
Yesterday the news broke that the person who authorized doctors to remove Gary Coleman’s life support was his ex-wife. She had this authority because Gary had signed an advance directive giving her the power to make medical decisions for him if he was unable to...
by Lawrence | Oct 27, 2009 | Estate Planning, Prenuptial, Property Division
You may have heard the celebrity gossip that Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom have finally reached a prenuptial agreement. Well, it’s technically not a PREnuptial agreement since they apparently inked the deal after the marriage had taken place, but that’s...
