Greetings! If I haven’t yet told you, I got married in October! This beautiful time in my life did cause a bit of a delay in posting to my blog, but I invite you to click below on some new entries. I discuss prenuptial agreements (which I was asked about more than once as I…
As much as I enjoy helping people navigate difficulties like divorce and custody disputes, it always brightens my day when a stepparent adoption consultation crosses my door. During this optimistic call I talk to the biological parent and their spouse about the family dynamic between the children and their stepparent. It is encouraging to hear…
When people get married, they can be surprised to learn that their IRA or pension does not automatically pay to their new spouse. Why not? The bank holding the IRA or pension funds will try to honor whatever the participant first chose when they opened the account. These accounts will always have a nominated beneficiary,…
In California, premarital agreements (informally known as prenups) can address a variety of financial areas for a couple. In my previous blog, Prenuptial Agreements are not always One-Sided, I used the fictional couple, Fran and Max from The Nanny, to illustrate how prenups work well to address business debt. But what else can a prenup…