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Divorce is the formal legal dissolution of a marriage. The divorce process implicates many diverse areas of the law including, but not limited to, real estate, wills and trusts, child custody, and tax.

Could Things Get Worse Than Waterworld? The Costner Prenup Considered.

Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/6/2023

Generally, Hollywood divorces don’t offer much insight into life for the rest of us. And the point is probably underscored by wife Christine Baumgartner’s request for $248,000 in monthly support for three children. So, we...more

Is Too Much Child Support a Thing For the Top 1%?

Fox Rothschild LLP on 12/20/2022

I recently posted a blog about celebrity divorces being clickbait versus celebrity divorces with interesting issues. Well, an interesting issue has arisen with two of the most popular names right now, for better or worse (no...more

Marital Standard of Living (MSOL): Practical Application, Scenarios & Variations

J.S. Held on 7/18/2022

This article focuses on the income approach to determining the marital standard of living (MSOL), with particular emphasis on Marriage of Cheriton (2001) 92 Cal.App.4th 269 and Marriage of Ackerman (2006) 146 Cal.App.4th 191....more

Marital Lifestyle is Not a Factor to be Considered in Deviation from Alimony Durational Limits

Burns & Levinson LLP on 2/21/2020

In 2011, the Alimony Reform Act determined that alimony is “the payment of support from one spouse, who has the ability to pay, to a spouse in need of support for a reasonable length of time.” G.L. c. 208, §48. The...more

Bloggers Beware! The Admissibility of Blog Entries As Admissions Against Interest

Butler Snow LLP on 7/17/2015

In this day in age, you really can find anything on the Internet. That is the good news and the bad news for attorneys and clients alike. With the popularity of online web logs, or “blogs,” on the rise, odds are that your...more

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