by David Enevoldsen | Jul 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
In Arizona, payments for military disability cannot be considered in determining alimony amounts (or “spousal maintenance,” as it is usually called). The terms of Arizona’s statute, A.R.S. 25-530, say, “In determining whether to award spousal...
by David Enevoldsen | Jul 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
The current estate tax law (or “death tax” as Republicans often call it) is set to expire at the end of this year. If it does, the value of a deceased person’s estate that is exempt from government taxation will drop from $5.12 million to $1 million,...
by David Enevoldsen | Jul 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Mel Gibson’s father, Hutton Gibson, and Gibson’s step-mother, Teddy Joye Hicks Gibson, are getting divorced. As part of the litigation, Teddy has requested the judge to award her attorney’s fees from Mel. She claims that Mel persuaded Hutton to...
by David Enevoldsen | Jul 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
When a 4-year-old Ohio girl, named McKenna May, was diagnosed with cancer, the Make-A-Wish Foundation agreed to send her to Disney World. Because of medical treatments, she wasn’t initially able to go, and was forced to cancel 2 planned trips. Since then she has...
by David Enevoldsen | Jul 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
When Michael Jackson passed away, there were challenges to the executors of his estate by both his mother and his father. Jackson’s mother relinquished her attack, and his father’s case was dismissed from the court for lack of standing. The executors are...
by David Enevoldsen | Jul 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
A New York man is suing his ex-wife to recover some of the value of her shoe collection. Daniel Shak, a hedge fund manager based in New York, was married to Beth Shak, a professional poker player. The couple divorced and it appeared that the two could each go on with...
