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?
Tag Archive: marital property
Marital Property After Spouses Separate
Is the stuff we purchase after the separation marital property or separate property?
Lessons Learned as John and Kate Fight to be the Bigger Scumbag
I don’t know what’s wrong with these two, but I bet it’s hard to spell. I can’t help but notice that neither of them talk about the kids unless they’re either trying to build sympathy for their case or using them as a weapon against the other, as evidenced by the legal battle over “John & Kate Plus 8″.
Property Division During Divorce
My clients are often very concerned about the property division in a divorce. Everybody has heard stories about someone getting “cleaned out” and being left with nothing while their spouse lives in the lap of luxury. Does this really happen? Is it fair? What can you do to stop it?