When we last left off with the high-asset divorce dispute between a couple often described as the one-time richest married partnership in San Diego County, it was with these words: "Final arguments in the dispute are expected to continue well into the summer months."...
High-Asset Divorce
Equitable Distribution of Marital Assets: “Genius” is Not a Factor
If you're a Georgia resident involved in a high-asset divorce proceeding, and your soon-to-be ex is trying to convince the judge that the bulk of the assets owe to his or her innate genius in acquiring them, you likely don't have to worry unduly that you'll be shut...
Supreme Court Rules on Anna Nicole Smith High-Asset Drama
It was truly a high-asset divorce in every sense of that phrase, and the legal battle surrounding its material details has been playing out in courts for more than 15 years. It may have finally come to an end last week in the United States Supreme Court. The case of...
TN Alimony Case Springboard for Examining GA Spousal Support
A case in Tennessee that is attracting a considerable amount of legal interest and is currently before that state's Supreme Court highlights the concept of alimony following divorce, also commonly referred to in Georgia as spousal support or spousal maintenance. The...
Divorce Asset Division: If Relevant, Don’t Forget About IP Rights
A sticking point in the divorce dispute between actor Michael Douglas and his first wife highlights an element of property division that is sometimes ignored yet can be relevant in many dissolution proceedings, whether involving a celebrity or not. Douglas and his...
High-Asset Divorce Case Focused on Support, Business Earnings
In a truly high-asset divorce, the predominant story line is obviously about the numbers. Big numbers. In the divorce case between Charles and Linda Brandes that is currently playing out in San Diego Superior Family Court, really big numbers. The couple -- married for...
High-Asset Divorce Case Spotlights Importance of Legal Drafting
The divorce case featuring Credit Suisse Group AG chief executive Brady Dougan and his ex-wife Tomoko Hamada Dougan contains many of the standard elements that one might expect to find in a truly high-asset divorce matter. It also goes far toward demonstrating that a...
Details from Charlie Sheen’s upcoming divorce decree revealed
Maintaining privacy is a particular challenge in high-profile divorce cases involving celebrities and public figures. Keeping media attention to a minimum and guarding the client's private information, such as the contents of the divorce agreement should always be...
Eva Longoria-Tony Parker divorce is final, relatively amicable
"Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria and San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker announced on Friday that their divorce is final. The stars' three-year marriage was rocked by allegations of infidelity by Parker, which he denies. Longoria cited "irreconcilable...
NeNe Leakes of Real Housewives of Atlanta Hired Divorce Attorney
Sources have reported that NeNe Leakes, one of the stars of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, is moving forward with divorcing her husband of 14 years. A recent report from RadarOnline said that Leakes had hired a divorce attorney. Leakes' husband is seeking hundreds of...

