Suppose the wife of a wealthy lawyer files for divorce in January, and the couple spends several months negotiating a settlement. Eight months later, they still haven’t got the divorce settled, and the lawyer gets awarded a big fee in a case he’s been working on for several years. When I say “big”, I mean a fee in the amount of $17,000,000. It’s been almost a year since the couple split up, is the wife entitled to some of that money?
Category Archives: Property Division
Your Prenuptial Agreement is Junk! Part 2
Even if you have a perfectly good prenup that makes adequate provision for your spouse, leaves the custody decisions up to the court, and makes a perfectly sensible division of property, you can still screw it up.
Your Prenuptial Agreement is Junk! Part 1
If you spend much time watching TV or follow the dramatic lives and divorces of celebrities, you’ve undoubtedly heard of prenuptial agreements (what some people call a “prenup”) and the problems they can cause.
Dating while Separated
So what’s the problem? The divorce has been filed. The parties are separated. The kids are spending time with each parent. The divorce is so close you can taste it, why not go ahead get out there, have some fun, and re-enter the dating scene?
Marital Property After Spouses Separate
Is the stuff we purchase after the separation marital property or separate property?
Torture Until Divorce Papers are Signed- When Divorce Turns Violent
Think your divorce is messed up? Chances are you’ve got nothing on this story out of California.
Kidnapping, drugging, torture
Mohammad Hanafi of Hawthorne, California is currently on trial on accusations that he and a friend kidnapped his wife and proceeded to torture her for five days until she signed the paperwork that would give him all [...]
Franklin Man Commits Murder After Divorce Settlement
A local man committed murder upon his wife over a divorce settlement which gave her $31,000 in savings bonds and $1,800 per month from his pension. In fact, it would appear that the couple had just resolved their divorce earlier that day. Later on, the husband waited for his wife to appear at a rest [...]
What Documentation do I Need During My Divorce?
This is an example of the documents I’ll need in order to proceed with your divorce (this may change depending on your situation). Gathering some of these may involve a little time and effort on your part,but this is the documentation I need in order to protect your rights and make sure you get the settlement you deserve.
Can I get a divorce if I can’t find my spouse?
For various reasons, married couples sometimes split without ever ending their marriage. Eventually one of them will want to marry somebody else, but they have this problem of the old marriage hanging around like an unsightly tumor and the previous spouse is nowhere to be found.
Khloe and Lamar Reach Prenuptial Agreement
The subject of prenuptial (also called an antenuptial) agreeements certainly make for good entertainment in sitcoms and tablids. While many people think they know what a “prenup” is and how one works, misconceptions about. I’m going to give you a quick summary of how these agreements work in Tennessee.