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Posted on Mar 25, 2013 By Claery & Green
Harold Hamm is an oil tycoon who is worth more than $11 billion at present. Yet he may not be worth that much money once he finalizes his divorce with his wife Sue Ann Hamm. According to ABC News, ...
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Posted on Mar 11, 2013 By Claery & Green
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher are calling it quits, but the beautiful actress wants to obtain some finances in the form of spousal support from her estranged ex as a part of their divorce agreement. ...
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Posted on Feb 12, 2013 By Claery & Green
If you are planning to get remarried after a divorce, you already in a statistically higher probability for divorce than you were before. In fact, second and third marriages end in divorce more often ...
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Posted on Jan 31, 2013 By Claery & Green
If you are in the midst of a divorce, then you may need to ask for a relief request as a part of the process. This is a petition that gives the filer certain rights regarding the children in the ...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2013 By Claery & Green
If you are a wife that is not employed at present, and you are in the midst of a divorce, then you have express rights to marital property. While divorce laws vary from state to state, all states ...
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Posted on Jan 22, 2013 By Claery & Green
Tax trouble? If you are in the midst of a divorce things can get complicated when filling out tax forms. It is important that parents follow the law when they claim a dependency exemption for a child ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2013 By Claery & Green
Many times, older men and women decide that they want to end a marriage that has taken them into their senior stage of life. This is often referred to as a “gray divorce.” Yet according to ...
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Posted on Dec 11, 2012 By Jim Green; JD, LLM, Attorney at Law
Become a "Super Parent" and Creatively Get through the Current Financial Barriers in the USA. - James Green, JD, LLM Many parents or supporting ex spouses are earning less than they were a ...
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Posted on Dec 5, 2012 By Claery & Green
If you ended a relationship with a former boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, or wife, then you may have put the past behind you and moved on. Your ex, on the other hand, may still be steeped in grief ...
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Posted on Nov 9, 2012 By Claery & Green
During divorce proceedings, one spouse can seek support as part of the final judgment. Spousal support also known as alimony, can be awarded to one spouse for the rest of their life, a short period of ...
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Posted on Sep 27, 2012 By Claery & Green, Los Angeles Divorce and Family Law Lawyers
Frank and Jamie McCourt divorced last year, just prior to the big sale for ownership of the Dodgers team. At the time of their divorce settlement, Frank made an estimate that the team would sell ...
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Posted on Aug 16, 2012 By Claery & Green
Spousal support (alimony) is supposed to be a financial support system that helps a spouse without sufficient other income to get on his or her feet when the relationship is dissolved. Alimony is not ...
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Posted on Aug 2, 2012 By Claery & Green, Los Angeles Divorce and Family Law Lawyers
This week: Celebrity television mother, Adrianne Maloof, announced to the world that she has left her husband Paul Nassif. Maloof is well known for her role on very successful television sensation, ...
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Posted on Jul 20, 2012 By Claery & Green
In Massachusetts, legislators recently passed the Alimony Reform Act of 2011. This updated the Commonwealth’s alimony laws to make them more current in the wake of a 50 percent divorce rate. ...
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Posted on Jul 18, 2012 By Claery & Green
When divorce seems eminent, husbands and wives without a prenuptial agreement will normally end up giving half of the possessions acquired during the marriage to their spouse. This can be a great loss ...
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Posted on Jul 13, 2012 By Claery & Green Law
Spousal support, commonly referred to as "alimony," is the obligation by which one member of a divorcing couple is required by law to financially support the other spouse. Alimony was ...
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Posted on Jun 4, 2012 By Los Angeles Family Lawyer
Divorce was the scariest thing she's ever done, actress Olivia Wilde admitted in a recent interview. The popular actress from House M.D. filed for a divorce with her Italian husband of 8 years, ...
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Posted on May 12, 2012 By Los Angeles Family Lawyer
A current dilemma that many women face is asking for child support when they are no longer with their child's father. For some women, asking for support may be scary, intimidating, or even feel ...
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Posted on May 11, 2012 By Los Angeles Family Lawyer
Are you currently going through a divorce ? Have you wondered who will have to cover the costs of your legal fees (Attorney's fees, Lawyer's fees and Court costs)? If so, you should know that ...
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Posted on Apr 6, 2012 By Lance Claery, Partner, Claery & Green, LLP
Dissolution of your marriage or domestic partnership may be stressful and create a temporary feeling of loss. However, the help of the right professionals can alleviate any unnecessary stress. By ...
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Posted on Mar 17, 2012 By Los Angeles Family Lawyer
States across the country are re-evaluating old alimony laws to stay current with the times. Many states, like Massachusetts, are taking into consideration economic and sociological changes that ...
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Posted on Nov 19, 2011 By Claery & Green
One woman decided to take a stand against her abusive ex-husband and won, but she will also wind up paying for it in the end. The California woman claimed that her husband of 12 years had started to ...
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Posted on Jul 16, 2011 By Claery & Green
When divorce is inevitable, you will need to decide whether you will ask for or will be asked to pay spousal support. While not every couple decides to include spousal support in their final divorce ...
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Posted on Jul 2, 2011 By Claery & Green
Are you considering divorce ? If so, you may need to familiarize yourself with the concept of spousal support. While some couples will opt for short-term spousal support, to help one spouse get back ...
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Posted on Jun 17, 2011 By Claery & Green
Although there is still a serious wage gap between men and women, a 2002 study shows that nearly 1/3 of working women earn more than their spouses. In 2002, 24 percent of wives in dual-income homes ...
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