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One of the reasons why I decided to focus on family law was the ability to help people through difficult times. They’re coming to you at one of the most difficult times of their life. Doing family law enables me to hear their problems and try to give them different options to resolve their problems

Family law is a unique sect of the law. It’s unlike anything else there is. It gives you the opportunity to meet and understand other attorneys and other professionals in the field, such as forensic accountants, that you engage in on a daily basis, and it gives you two opportunities to do two different things.

Market volatility can affect values of businesses and accounts. It’s incumbent on a forensic accountant who is an expert in valuing these assets to identify market volatility when valuing a business, its assets, its value, as well as the owner spouse’s income. Is the income tied to the market? Is the income independent of the

Market fluctuation and the current state of the economy affects every divorce. It can affect every divorce in different ways. Some assets may increase in value. Some assets may decrease in value. Someone’s income may be tied to the market. Someone’s income may increase or decrease with market fluctuations. We here at Brodie Friedman understand

When clients come to us and they’re not US citizens, especially when there’s only one of them a US citizen, it’s always been an issue, and nothing’s changed now. The question is, is can the parties stay in this country if one of them here is sponsored by the other party, as an example, and

At the conclusion of each case, we will typically speak with our clients and ask them about what are the long-term goals, what do their future plans look like. Sometimes that will mean that we may refer them to a trust and estates attorney for future planning. Sometimes that might mean that we might refer

People often use the word, “I have a complex case,” but what does that really mean? Complex to us at Brodie Friedman means a few things. Is it a complex case on financials for purposes of property division or alimony or child support or income? Or is it a complex case regarding children’s issues, time

If you think that the judge ruled wrong in the ruling, if you think that the judge let in evidence that shouldn’t have been let in, if you think that something was done improper, then you have the right to appeal the order. Appeals though are costly, and appeals take time. I tell people when

When there’s a court order in place and the other party doesn’t follow it, there’s multiple things you can do. Number one, you can reach out to the other party. If they have an attorney, you reach out to them and try and resolve it without having to spend a lot of money. If that

Social media posts have a lot of unintended consequences and collateral damage. Social media posts can be used against the party who posted it. We always tell our clients, do not make social media posts during the dissolution of marriage case because of the unintended consequences and collateral damage that we know can occur from