Topic
Equitable Distribution
186 published works
Rincker Law Blog
What Happens to the Farm in an Illinois Divorce?
By Dimple Dang
In this blog we share, “What Happens to the Farm in an Illinois Divorce?”, one of the most common and stressful questions farm owners ask when divorce becomes a possibility.…
Pennsylvania Divorce and Domestic Relations Blog
The Housing Market Quivers
By Mark Ashton
One of the not so dark secrets of the divorce practice is that no one “teaches” lawyers how to help divorce clients choose what assets to keep in equitable distribution.…
Virginia Family Law Journal
Ugarte v. Ugarte: How the Virginia Court of Appeals Weighed Separation, Loans, and Spousal Support
By Rob Hagy
On March 11, 2025, the Virginia Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Ugarte v. Ugarte, affirming a Fairfax County divorce ruling. The court granted Catherine Ugarte a divorce based…
Pennsylvania Divorce and Domestic Relations Blog
An Important Case About “Near Separation” Gifts
By Mark Ashton
September 9 brings us a Washington County equitable distribution case holding that a husband’s gift of $800,000 to the couple’s children near the date of separation is effectively an advance…
Rhode Island Divorce, Child Custody & Family Law Blog
What is Marital Property Subject to Equitable Distribution?
A Rhode Island divorce attorney with extensive experience in Providence Family Court discusses what constitutes marital property in RI. This article also explains Rhode Island divorce law concerning what is…
A Lawyer's Blog
NY DIVORCE – SOLELY TITLED MARITAL RESIDENCE ORDERED SOLD PENDENTE LITE
FR v. AR, 2025 NY Slip Op 50549 - Nassau Co. Supreme Court 2025:"The salient facts of this case give rise to an ever-evolving issue: since the Court of Appeals…
Divorce: New York
Wife’s Refusal to Consent to Mid-Action Sale of Husband’s Business is Wastefull Dissipation
By Neil Cahn
In its April 10th decision in Angello v. Angello, the Third Department upheld the trial determination that a wife’s refusal to approve a mid-action sale of the husband’s insolvent business…
Pennsylvania Divorce and Domestic Relations Blog
Just What Is “Income” in the World of Equitable Distribution?
By Mark Ashton
I was reminiscing with some colleagues about how the world of “compensation” has evolved in the past 40 years. Back in 1985, life was easy. People were paid a salary…
Pennsylvania Divorce and Domestic Relations Blog
The PreMarital House: A Major & Longstanding Issue Not Yet Decided
By Mark Ashton
Pennsylvania has had equitable distribution of property in divorce for almost half a century. In 1990 it was in the vanguard of adopting laws to address domestic violence. But, despite…
Pennsylvania Divorce and Domestic Relations Blog
See An Equitable Distribution Decanted
By Mark Ashton
In the earliest days of Pennsylvania’s equitable distribution law, there were many reported cases deciding what the concept meant and how the assets should be treated in distribution. We don’t…