Topic
Equitable Distribution
186 published works
Connecticut Family Law Blog
What happens to debts incurred during the marriage post-divorce?
Divorce involves not only the division of assets but also the allocation of debts. This covers credit card debt, mortgages, auto loans and personal loans, regardless of who owns the…
Pennsylvania Divorce and Domestic Relations Blog
AN APPEAL GAUN WRONG; Lessons from Gaun v. Gaun
By Mark Ashton
There is much to learn from an October 7, 2024 Superior Court ruling in Gaun v. Gaun. Much as we invoke criticism for appellate rulings that are short of facts…
A Lawyer's Blog
DIVORCE – IF THE HOUSE CAN’T BE SAVED, SELL IT
JH v. CH, 2024 NY Slip Op 50220 - NY: Supreme Court, Putnam 2024:"It is ORDERED that the applications are disposed of as follows. The applications before the Court compel…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Ontario Superior Court ensures equitable distribution for ‘developmentally delayed’ heir
A judicial mediation ended the decade-long estate dispute
NJ Family Legal Blog
Appellate Division Holds that Newly Enacted Statute to Close the Black Hole Applies Retroactively
Last week, I blogged about the new statute that closed the block hole that existed when a party who held most or all of the assets died during while a…
NJ Family Legal Blog
The Black Hole is Closed – New Law Permits Equitable Distribution When Party Dies While a Divorce is Pending
What happens when a party dies in the middle of divorce? Under the law, the divorce action abates and the matter is over. In many cases, that is to the…
Pennsylvania Family Law
Watch an Equitable Distribution Unfold from the Front Row
Much of the material we publish comes from Pennsylvania’s Superior Court. In most instances that court is reviewing trial court decisions based on whether the lower court committed an “abuse…
NJ Family Legal Blog
The Intersection of Family Law, Estate Law and Federal Law
On November 14, 2023, the Appellate Division decided an interesting case that implicated the intersection of family law, estate law and federal law. The reported (precedential) decision In the Matter…
Archer Estate & Trust Litigation Law
Massachusetts Appellate Division Upholds Inclusion of GRAT in Equitable Distribution Calculation
Jones v. Jones, 103 Mass. App. Ct. 223 (2023) This case is another chapter in ongoing interplay of trusts and divorce proceedings between husband and wife. The wife’s mother made…
Virginia Family Law Journal
Trial Court Correctly Picked The Much Earlier Separation Date-Intent to Separate Doesn’t Have To Be Continuous.
By Rob Hagy
In the case of Lisann v. Lisann, the Virginia Court of Appeals, in a published opinion, upheld the trial court's determination that the parties separated on July 14, 2014, and…