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Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Married and Common-Law Couples – Division of Property

The Israeli Supreme Court recently handed down an important ruling addressing the issue of division of property between common-law spouses. Specifically, the ruling changes the “presumption of property sharing” arrangement...more

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Estate Planning Considerations for Unmarried Individuals

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Estate planning is a process that must be customized to fit each individual’s unique situation.  Each individual has their own priorities and issues to address.  The priorities and issues for an unmarried individual are often...more

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC

Husband, Wife, Partner, Significant Other: Risks Of Home Buying As An Unmarried Couple

The real estate market in Seattle is notoriously expensive and competitive and everyone seems to be looking for more space as we enter the second year of a pandemic. There is also a rise in nontraditional partners buying...more

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What’s Love Got to do With It: When Unmarried Couples Live Like Married Couples

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The pandemic may be delaying weddings, but people are still moving forward living their lives together – and making some unfortunate financial decisions. Unfortunate because they are not protected by laws that would protect...more

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Definition of Cohabitation Set in Recent Alimony Reform Act Interpretation

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The latest in a series of cases interpreting and clarifying the Alimony Reform Act of 2011 has just been decided. Duff-Kareores vs. Kareores was decided by the Supreme Judicial Court on June 15, 2016....more

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Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Cohabitation Agreements Make it Easier

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According to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report, more and more couples are choosing to live together – either in a premarital cohabitation arrangement, or in lieu of marriage altogether. ...more

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QDROs For Unmarried Cohabitants?

Sponsors of qualified retirement plans know that, generally speaking, plan benefits cannot be taken from a participant through legal process or otherwise be assigned to anyone other than the participant. There is an exception...more

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How Domestic Partners Can Hold Title to Property in Arizona

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In today’s world, fewer marriages exist and more people are cohabitating in committed relationships for various reasons. Arizona’s community property laws do not apply to the ownership of real property between...more

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