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Divorce in the Red Zone
People considering hiring a divorce financial planner often ask me ' a divorce financial planner ' when the best time is to bring me into the process. My answer is, “The sooner the better,” especially in cases that could involve complex or contentious issues, a power or knowledge imbalance, a lack of trust or an inability to work cooperatively. Experience has taught me that the earlier the underlying financial data is carefully and thoroughly collected and analyzed, the more likely workable outcomes will evolve. The importance of putting a case into a conceptual and structured financial framework in which the various parties can quickly and easily engage cannot be overestimated.
(Although this article focuses on key stages in divorce litigation, it is also applicable to mediation, collaborative and cooperative divorce. Irrespective of process, a financially workable outcome is more likely when a thorough understanding of the marital finances precedes (but does not unnecessarily delay) negotiations and their accompanying and often irreversible outcomes.)
The 'Red Zone' Concept
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.