Untangling your personal finances can be one of the trickiest parts of getting divorced. After years of pooling income and viewing your assets as belonging to both spouses, determining what each will walk away with when the divorce is finalized is almost never as...
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The Top 3 Factors that Influence the Cost of a California Divorce
by Michelle Hoover | Jun 21, 2024 | Divorce
When a couple divorces in California, they may believe they’re braced for how expensive and time-consuming the process will be. Nevertheless, many couples are still shocked by the size of the costs when the bills start to roll in. Despite all the popular information...
Do I Have to Pay Spousal Support During a Separation in California?
by Michelle Hoover | Jun 18, 2024 | Spousal Support
When a couple decides to legally separate, they may be unsure of their legal obligations to one another under the new status. Unlike in a divorce, spouses who are legally separated are still married, though they will also have a larger degree of financial independence...
Legal Separation vs. Divorce: What’s the Difference?
by Michelle Hoover | Jun 13, 2024 | Divorce
When a couple experiences trouble in their marriage, it may not be immediately clear to them if divorce is the right move. Nevertheless, couples may feel that separation is necessary in the meantime, whether to give them breathing space to chart a path forward or to...
Who Gets to Stay in the Marital Home During Divorce in California?
by Michelle Hoover | May 30, 2024 | Complex Property Division
When a couple decides to divorce, one of the first outward signs of their intention to split can be when one party leaves the marital home to live elsewhere. Although couples are not required to live separately to divorce in California, in most cases, living with...
Out-of-State Custody Arrangements
by Michelle Hoover | May 27, 2024 | Child Custody And Visitation
When parents divorce, the law favors what most parents desire—an equal ability and right to be with and co-parent their children when possible. However, doing so becomes much more complicated when ex-spouses don’t live near each other. In California and many other...
Hoover Krepelka Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
by Michelle Hoover | May 22, 2024 | Firm News
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a time to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of the AAPI community to the culture and history of the United States. May was chosen as AAPI Heritage month both because the first Japanese immigrants...
Dealing with Offshore Accounts During a Divorce in California
by Michelle Hoover | Apr 22, 2024 | Financial Assets
In a high-value divorce, the complexity of a couple’s financial holdings can naturally make the fair division of marital property challenging. When there are offshore assets involved—or it is suspected that undisclosed offshore accounts may exist—that challenge grows....
Dividing Investment Property: Who Gets the Real Estate Investment Property in a Divorce?
by Michelle Hoover | Apr 18, 2024 | Complex Property Division
In a high-net-worth divorce, dividing investment property may become one of the biggest bones of contention during negotiations over asset division. Unlike other types of assets, commercial or residential properties tend to more reliably appreciate in value, as well...
Your Silicon Valley Power Duo: Understanding the Relationship Between Attorneys and Forensic Accountants in Divorce
by Michelle Hoover | Mar 21, 2024 | Financial Assets
The division of assets in a divorce can have lasting repercussions for both parties, which is why it so frequently becomes one of the most contentious parts of dissolving a marriage. Partners often have competing views on what each is entitled to, and in situations...
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