by Lawrence | Sep 16, 2013 | Discovery, Divorce, Marital debt, marital property, Property Division
When a court divides the assets and debts of a couple as part of a divorce, the court must normally rely on values of the assets that are supplied by the parties. With some assets, such as bank accounts and credit cards, the balances should be easy to determine....
by Lawrence | Feb 27, 2012 | Discovery, Divorce, marital property
I’ve previously write about how a divorce court will divide a divorcing couple’s assets and debts. A fairly common problem arises when one spouse had previously spent a bunch of money on their new lover, leaving less money in the joint accounts to split....
by Lawrence | Jul 8, 2011 | Consultation with attorney, Discovery, Divorce, Marital debt, Property Division, Staying married
I’ve previously explained how Tennessee courts will divide marital assets during a divorce, and I clarified how the court will divide property that was purchased after the parties separate, but before their divorce was final. That’s great, but what about...
by Lawrence | Oct 13, 2010 | Communication, Discovery, Divorce, Property Division, Representation style
Lawyers use a lot of tools and techniques to build their client’s divorce case, but one of the most useful (and sometimes most feared) is the discovery process. Discovery is so useful that some attorneys use it as a threat, as in “If you won’t...