Our CFL Credential has taught you the ins and outs of settling alimony payments. Like in the recent Maryland appeals court case of Brunk v. Brunk, it’s best to include clear and solid evidence to support alimony requests. In the case, the ex-wife sought rehabilitative alimony while she looked for a new job and addressed…
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As you learned in the CFL course, handling prenuptial agreements after a divorce requires skill and care. You want to make sure you follow proper procedures, ideally, even before a couple ever signs one (if possible), because major disputes can occur if you don’t. That’s what happened in the recent Florida appeals court case of…
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Before you negotiate a strategy for dividing executive compensation, you should have a solid understanding of it and the process involved. In our recent webinar, Thomas T. Field of the Illinois law firm Beermann LLP and AACFL Advisory Faculty Member Jim Godbout, Principal at CliftonLarsonAllen discussed executive compensation. They went over the following forms of…
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The CFL course taught you the most practical ways to divide property in divorce settlements to avoid lengthy battles. Sometimes errors occur along the way, so an agreement that irons out every wrinkle will prevent confusion later. The recent Texas appeals court case of Garcia vs. Ruiz is an example of how property division mistakes…
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The CFL Credential has helped you with several financial aspects of divorce cases, from dividing stock options to calculating child support payments and separating property. One sometimes overlooked part of the law are cases that involve penalty provisions to fine a party as a form of punishment. In divorce matters, one spouse intends to use…
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In the CFL course, you learned a lot about property division, including an increasingly common part of “gray” divorces, retirement pensions. Oftentimes, in appeals cases like the Texas court saw recently with Burnett v. Burnett, a spouse won’t share their pension per the divorce decree, leading to a return to court. In this matter, the…
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Our CFL course walks you through the financial aspects of child support cases, including the best way to calculate payments. Like the recent New York appeals court case of English vs. Smith, you may face some roadblocks in settling child support payments. In this case, the father sought a change to the child support agreement…
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The knowledge you gain from the CFL Certification helps you divide property in divorce settlements successfully, even in tense situations. Separating property according to state law and a couple’s wishes is one thing, but it’s another when the court intervenes, like in the recent Texas appeals case of Alcedo v. Alcedo. Each party wanted to…
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