Topic
Equitable Distribution
186 published works
Minnesota Family Law Blog
Property Division in Minnesota: How Personal Property Is Split Up
By Jason Brown
Parenting time and custody may seem like natural areas of contention, but sometimes, the nastiest divorces spiral out of control due to disagreements regarding property division. This ordeal can be…
Jane's Law Blog
Decisions – COA – 8/20/2019
By Jane Tucker
Hand down list Lisa Diann Crew v. Sidney Ellis Tillotson Jr – equitable division of property – A North Carolina court granted Sidney Ellis Tillotson Jr. (Ellis) and Lisa Crew…
Law Offices of Elizabeth Wolt Blog
Equitable distribution is NOT enforceable via contempt
By Beth Wolt
Often it is better to request alimony or agree that payments for the sale of a business or home are to be lump-sum alimony to protect yourself in case the…
Law Offices of Elizabeth Wolt Blog
How Marital Assets and Liabilities are divided in Florida
By Beth Wolt
This is an often asked question. Florida is an equitable Distribution State. That usually means that all assets and all liabilities acquired from the date you say “I do” until…
Law Offices of Elizabeth Wolt Blog
Equitable Distribution in Florida Divorce
By Beth Wolt
In PEREZ v. PEREZ, 238 So. 3d 422 (Fla. 5th DCA) 2018 The DCA overturned a Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage finding error in distributing or valuing property that had been…
Lancaster Law Blog
Five lessons from the Bezos divorce settlement that could apply to your case
Headlines last week detailed the divorce settlement agreement between Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos. It was a huge marital estate estimated at 137 billion dollars; the largest asset was Amazon which…
New Jersey Law Blog
Stock Awards in Divorce Revisited
By John S. Eory
To be or not to be vested—that is the question. Well, at least that was the question considered by a New Jersey appeals court in the recent decision of M.G.…
New Jersey Law Blog
Equitable Distribution of Equity Income: <i>M.G. v. S.M., _ N.J. Super. _ (App. Div. 2018</i>
Generally, individuals going through a divorce are aware that their assets and debts acquired during the marriage will be divided. Most have acquired assets such as a home, car, bank…
NJ Family Legal Blog
New Guidance on the Distribution of Deferred Compensation That Vests Post-Complaint
The issue of the division of deferred compensation in divorce - more particularly, unvested deferred compensation, is often one that is hotly disputed. This is in part because there is not…
NJ Family Legal Blog
Mind Your Manners
Credibility is key when it comes to matrimonial litigation – from your initial filing through the last day of trial. In our practice, we can often make educated guesses of…