Most people are simply not aware of the many ways a spouse can hide money and potentially get away with it. Divorce lawyers often hire forensic accountants to investigate the income and assets of their clients’ spouses. In divorce cases, allegations of hidden money and income and shielding assets and plans to misrepresent business profits…
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Your CFL Designation for Divorce Practitioners has enhanced your financial skill set to prepare you for any legal challenge. Not all cases are typical. In Levy v. Levy, the Florida appeals court decided whether a wife could pursue court-ordered alimony “unconnected with dissolution” when her husband became mentally incapacitated. He had signed a durable power…
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While you earned your CFL Designation, you learned a lot about the financial aspects of divorce and the importance of staying on top of changes in state laws. Ohio is among the states that have made major adjustments to their divorce laws recently. After more than 20 years, this spring, the Buckeye State modified…
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Your CFL Designation for Divorce Practitioners has prepared you to solve financial problems in your cases with ease. You rely on the skills you gained to adapt to different situations and find the best solutions for your clients. Sometimes, things happen that you don’t expect and you need to change course. As in the case…
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Your CFL Designation for Divorce Practitioners has given you the financial skills and knowledge to tackle all kinds of cases. But some of them, like the Florida appeals court case of Julia v. Julia, require close attention to all the details for a successful outcome. Among other issues, the case resolved the problem of whether…
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Every divorce case is different, and it helps to be prepared. You can rely on the financial skills and knowledge you gained from your CFL Designation to balance everything out for successful settlements. As in the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division case of Beden v. Beden, sometimes the solution is clear. The…
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In your family law practice, your CFL Designation for Divorce Practitioners has given you the financial knowledge and skills to handle business asset valuation and division in divorce cases effectively. The recent New Jersey case of Fox v. Fox settled the matters of whether a business started before marriage should be divided equally, and when…
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In December 2018, the AACFL opened a new chapter in Illinois and we applaud the commitment of its Founding Members. To recognize this addition to our family, this article covers some of the sweeping changes to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act that currently affect Prairie State divorce practitioners. Per federal tax reform,…
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