What is an Appraisal?
In a dissolution of marriage, the value of the marital home is often a significant issue. For some marriages, the marital home may be the most valuable marital asset. Determining the value of the marital home is crucial...more
One of the things young lawyers are taught when they begin to practice is that law school offers no training in how to manage client expectations. When clients search for lawyers they typically do so expecting justice and to...more
One of the most common questions I am asked when a party files for a divorce is, “Who keeps the house?” There are often many considerations when answering this question. Foremost the spouse who wants to keep the house should...more
Depending on the size of any existing mortgage, the equity in the marital home often represents a significant portion of the marital estate, however illiquid that equity may be. So how do the divorcing parties manage that...more
We frequently represent clients who have engaged in some type of transaction with his or her spouse during the marriage that inadvertently causes them to lose certain rights to property unknowingly. This often happens in the...more