It looks like 2023 was a bad year for New Jersey billionaire John Overdeck. His dispute with one of the co-founders of his hedge fund, Two Sigma, had reached a stage where it had to be publicly disclosed. And his
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The Perils of Consolidating Divorce with ‘Other Claims’
Rangel v. Escobedo, decided by the Superior Court on September 4 incorporates some alleged equitable distribution “games” with the tricky matter of joining outside parties in a divorce action. This case illustrates that the result is procedural confusion which the
The ‘Alienation of Affection” Law Just Expanded its Footprint.
Back on May 5 we published about a lawsuit brought in North Carolina against former Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema by the wife of her former bodyguard. The guard lived in North Carolina and that state has retained the once popular
Courts Need to Take Their Own Rules Seriously
When on the lecture circuit talking about appellate practice, one of the data points commonly referenced is that 85-90% of cases appealed to the Superior Court are affirmed. Trial judges also know this and for that reason they tend to
Does Anyone Remember “Normalized Earnings?”
For a fair portion of my career, I labored in the divorce subspecialty of valuing closely held businesses. These can range from Mom&Pop’s Sandwich Shop up to Cargill, an agriculture conglomerate with $150 billion in annual sales. Figuring out what
“And I Want My Counsel Fees Reimbursed, Too!”
We write about this because family lawyers hear about it every day. Settling cases in family law is not easy. “Winning” a family law case is even more difficult because rarely does a court make either party a winner and
Financial Planning and College: The Conversation
Both Charles Schwab and Fidelity Investments are making a play for you to bring your teenage kid in to open a kiddie investment account. There’s even a cute commercial where the kid hands over a stack of cash to the
Hayden Panettiere’s Unspoken Addiction
We have tried to follow this tragic death since it occurred on August 17. It has not been easy and the criminal investigation continues in South Carolina. We write about something that has not been discussed because lawyers and families
When “Wealth Management” Meets “Silly”
The more I read about modern estate planning, the more bizarre it becomes. Here’s the title from an on line publication called The Street. “Fidelity reveals a type of trust heirs won’t know exists.” Let’s set aside the poor word
A Self-Inflicted Do-it-Yourself Real Estate Nightmare
We live in an age of self-sufficiency. Part of that problem may be laid at the feet of retail pioneer Montgomery-Ward. Back in the 1890s that company was trying to persuade people to buy things remotely, using mail-order. To help