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Divorce Tax Seminar
Wednesday, January 03, 2018
Are you unclear about what exactly ARE the tax consequences of divorce when your client asks that question?
This one-day seminar will take you into the more interesting and complex tax issues that family law professionals are expected to know but often overlook. The course is a wise investment for any family law professional who wishes to avoid common tax pitfalls in their dissolution cases by arming you with the most current information available on these complex issues.
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How Do I Survive the Pain of Divorce
Monday, September 11, 2017
Divorcing people frequently ask me when they will stop feeling like they have failed—their children, their families, their spouse, themselves. Divorce happens—sometimes even when we have done our very best and tried everything we know. The loss hurts and is heartbreaking. But you can survive it and come through on the other side. Here are 3 things to consider:
Be Informed
At this stage, you often don’t know what you don’t know. Knowledge helps us feel more in control so Read More
Interview: How to have a Nice Divorce
Friday, February 24, 2017
Divorce can be hard, but it doesn't have to be messy.
Hal Bartholomew is an attorney who advocates for "collaborative divorce." The "collaborative" approach involves everyone having an attorney, a therapist and a financial consultant.
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Divorcing Couples Can Collaborate
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Ed Goldman: Hal Bartholomew thinks divorcing couples can collaborate
Dec 21, 2016, 8:30am PST
Ed Goldman, Columnist Sacramento Business Journal
While Hal D. Bartholomew doesn’t really remind me of Joan Rivers (for one, he’s a lot taller; for another, he’s alive) his professional mantra evokes the late comedian’s most famous intro: “Can we talk?”
Bartholomew is the president the Sacramento Collaborative Practice Group as well as the newer statewide association, It’s a multidi Read More
Can You Stop a Divorce Once its Started?
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Contrary to what many people think, filing for divorce does not automatically end a marriage. While starting the divorce process with the Court helps people move forward, the fact is that becoming unmarried does not happen overnight.
In California, the waiting period to become unmarried is six months. The six month clock starts ticking when a spouse is served with the petition and summons for dissolution of marriage filed by the other spouse. This waiting period or “cooling off” period o Read More