Focus (Forum & Focus)
Oct. 15, 2008
Putting Your Nest Egg In the Wrong Basket
A recent appellate decision tells us that the trial court has discretion in dividing the community interest in survivor benefits, write Stacy D. Phillips and Jeffrey Bollinger. - Focus Column
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By Stacy D. Phillips and Jeffrey P. Bollinger This is a family law case. Now, before you turn the page, let me just tell you that the ruling in this case has implications for any litigator presenting evidence at trial, and for weighing the advantages and disadvantages of characterizing property as community or separate, be it during marriage, in the event of a divorce, and in the event of death - which is guaranteed. In this...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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