by Shawn Weber | Mar 28, 2020 | Collaborative Divorce, Conflict Resolution, custody, divorce, Finances, Media, Mediation, mental health, Relationships, Videos
Coronavirus and divorce presents unique problems for families. I was pleased to connect via video conference with my colleagues Mark Hill, CFP, CDFA and Scott Weiner, Ph.D., J.D. to discuss the unique problems related to dealing with the COVID-19 crisis while...
by Shawn Weber | Sep 3, 2019 | Finances, Recession
By Shawn Weber, CLS-F and Mark Hill, CFP, CDFA The headlines are troubling. Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with China, no signs of a Brexit deal in Europe and unrest in Hong Kong are all making the world’s stock markets nervous. Global gross domestic product is...
by Shawn Weber | Jan 14, 2019 | divorce, Finances, Recession
If another recession is looming in 2019, it could greatly affect decision making during a divorce. It has been nearly a decade since the Great Recession. Since then, the U.S. economy has rebounded and then some. Unemployment is at record low levels, and people were...
by Shawn Weber | Oct 14, 2018 | Alimony, divorce, Finances, Spousal Support, Taxation
by Mark Hill, CFP, CDFA and Shawn Weber, CLS-F With the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), the deductibility of alimony or spousal support on federal taxes is set to sunset on December 31, 2018. If you plan to divorce or are in the process of a...
by Shawn Weber | Jul 11, 2018 | Children, Finances
For most couples getting divorced, their children are their single highest priority. Child support and child custody are their immediate concerns. When you go through the court system in California and in other states, the judge applies a formula to determine the...
by Shawn Weber | May 14, 2018 | Alimony, divorce, Finances, Marriage, Spousal Support
What is a Gavron Warning? The idea of the “Gavron Warning” came from the case In Re Marriage of Gavron, (1988) 203 Cal.App.3d 705, 250 Cal.Rptr. 148. In this case, the parties separated in 1976 after a 25 year marriage. Subsequently, the court ordered the...
by Shawn Weber | Apr 4, 2018 | divorce, Finances, Mediation
One common myth about divorce mediation deserves a debunking: You can’t mediate when there are complicated financial issues. This advice is completely wrong. The opposite is true. The more complex your divorce finances, mediation offers the best way to sort...
by Shawn Weber | Dec 6, 2017 | Children, custody, divorce, Finances, Media
I was happy to appear again on the Facebook Live program Real Divorce Talk. This time, I co-hosted with my good friend Bryan Devore. The potential for this program as a divorce information resource really excites me. About Bryan Devore Bryan Devore co-founded Divorce...
by Shawn Weber | Feb 18, 2017 | Conflict Resolution, divorce, Finances, Mediation
Divorce Expenses A wedding in the United States costs on average more than $26,000. This doesn’t include the honeymoon. (Source: Average Wedding Cost) Add raising kids at a cost of $233,610 per kid and the cost of your family can be very, very high. (Source:...
by Shawn Weber | Jan 1, 2016 | Conflict Resolution, divorce, Finances, Property
Sometimes it is most difficult in divorce cases to divide personal property —the “stuff” accumulated over the years of a relationship. When people share their lives with each other, they also share and accumulate a lot of personal property. Sometimes the...
