Bankruptcy is the process where someone who is unable to pay their debts files a petition to discharge (eliminate) those debts or restructure the debt with a payment plan. But what happens if a bankruptcy petition is filed by...more
You may be surprised to learn that over 90% of divorce cases settle out of court, so why did the separation agreement (an agreement signed by divorcing parties) between Shannen Doherty and Kurt Iswarienko recently receive so...more
I can lie and pretend to watch educational series, all law dramas, during my limited free time between work and two little kids, but I will be honest and tell you that reality TV runs on repeat between my husband’s sports (or...more
Silt, Colorado is a pretty tiny town: 3,500 people. Not otherwise on America’s radar until two former spouses ran into one another at the Miner’s Claim Restaurant on Saturday night. We don’t know if that was by accident or...more
What is one of the things that kids from a first marriage worry about when their parent re-marries? The “evil” step-parent getting it all, of course. Many parents struggle with the problem of alleviating the fears of their...more
In July 2020, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) prepared a report for the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions about Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs). QDROs are...more
In Ferreira v. Butler, a husband and wife divorced, and the husband married a second wife. No. 17-0901, 2019 Tex. LEXIS 375 (Tex. April 12, 2019). The second wife died, and the husband never probated her will, which left...more
The Surviving Spouse’s Right of Election vs. A Former Spouse’s Rights in the Decedent’s Estate under a Separation Agreement - Spousal separation agreements sometimes provide for one party to make a provision in his or her...more