CLFG San Diego member Justin Reckers, Director of Financial Planning at Pacific Wealth Management and Managing Director at Pacific Divorce Management, shares this recent article from Forbes Magazine with tips to help women (and men, too) who were divorced in 2012 or going through a divorce now that will help you avoid paying higher taxes than necessary or any potential penalties. Read the article here. The IRS offers a publication via its website for divorced or separated individuals, Publication 504. It covers filing status, exemptions, alimony, and property settlements among its topics. You may find it helpful: get it here
Read More →The latest endorsement for collaborative divorce comes from Texas oilman and billionaire T. Boone Pickens. Pickens recently chose the collaborative divorce process for his fourth divorce from wife Madeleine. Pickens discussed his experience at a private event for the State Bar of Texas. In an interview with the Dallas Business Journal published on March 1, Pickens said “Collaborative law keeps everything on a high level, and everybody cooperating.” Pickens was so pleased with the process and the cost savings, he donated $100,000 to the Collaborative Law Institute of Texas. Pickens also said he didn’t plan on getting married a fifth…
Read More →by Constance Ahrons, Ph.D, CFLGSD member Are you contemplating divorce after being married 20 years or more? You aren’t alone. In fact, you are part of what some call the gray divorce revolution. When Al and Tipper Gore announced their divorce, after what appeared to be a long and loving marriage, it shook our beliefs about the sanctity of marriage. If it could happen to them, it could happen to us! While divorce rates in general have been leveling out since 1980, seekers of divorce after long-term marriages of 20 years or more have been increasing. Among people aged 50…
Read More →The issues surrounding a “Grey Divorce” – divorcing in your 50s, 60s, or later years – present many of the same issues that occur when divorcing at earlier ages. However, the fact the divorce is happening later in life can present unique financial challenges. There is less time to financially recover from a divorce that happens late in one’s working career or in retirement. It’s imperative that both spouses work together to openly evaluate and understand the potential financial impact of a gray divorce. This is where considering collaborative…
Read More →Other than Cupid, there’s no one better qualified to give advice on love and marriage than a divorce attorney. After being involved in hundreds of divorce proceedings, there are certain failings in common that might not seem so obvious. Sure, there is infidelity, and there is abuse. But many marriages end for reasons that are preventable. How can a couple guard against seeing their marriage become just another unfortunate statistic? Just in time for Valentine’s Day, read CFLGSD member attorney Myra Chack Fleischer’s column for Communities Digital News with her seven tips for a lasting, happy marriage.
Read More →Attorney Shawn Weber discussed collaborative divorce, mediation, deferring sale of the family residence, and the phenomenon called “nesting” during his Valentine’s Day appearance on the Real Estate Radio Hour on San Diego AM 1700 ESPN Radio. Shawn has become the show’s resident expert on “Love and Real Estate.” It’s a perfect topic for February and Valentine’s Day. Click this link to hear the podcast.
Read More →Divorce filings typically peak in January each year. Couples decide to wait until after the holidays, or postpone until the first of the year for tax reasons. Whatever the reason, it can mean serious changes in lifestyle and financial status. In this article published January 31 on Morningstar Advisor.com, CFLGSD’s Justin A. Reckers, CFP, CDFA, AIF, director of financial planning at Pacific Wealth Management and managing director of Pacific Divorce Management, LLC; and Robert A. Simon, Ph.D., forensic psychologist, trial consultant, expert witness, and alternative dispute resolution specialist offer sound advice to financial professionals to help them understand the emotions…
Read More →Just in time for Valentine’s Day! Attorney and CFLG San Diego member Shawn Weber joins hosts David McElveen and Ryan White on ESPN 1700 AM Radio for an interview on “The Real Estate Radio Hour” on January 24, 2013. Weber talks about his new guide answering common questions about real estate ownership for people changing marital status, including the advantages of collaborative divorce. Listen to the interview here.
Read More →By Debra N. Caligiuri, attorney and mediator, CFLG San Diego Member January is International Child Centered Divorce Month – a whole month dedicated to alerting parents about the effects of divorce on children and teaching them how to prevent emotional and psychological damage to children during and after a divorce. One of the named promoters of this concept is a helpful website, Our Family Wizard. Our Family Wizard provides child custody and co-parenting tools to divorcing couples. Parenting between two people who are no longer a couple, and not in the same home, can become complicated. The Our Family Wizard website…
Read More →Can a sperm donor end up on the hook for child support? The case of Kansas sperm donor William Marotta has raised numerous questions about the potential obligations of a sperm donor who never intended to be a legal parent to a child. Laws do vary from state to state; the law in California is similar to Kansas. The issue in this case arose after a same-sex couple separated, and no second parent adoption took place. CFLGSD member Myra Chack Fleischer, lead counsel with Fleischer & Associates, explored the many issues raised in this case in her latest column for…
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