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Making Sense of the Legal Separation Filing Process in Las Vegas
When a couple decides to pull the plug on their relationship, it’s not all that uncommon that there may be hurt feelings between the pair which may, in turn, cause there to be legal wrangling involving financial matters, rights to housing, and other issues. It’s during this time that couples can easily fall into… Read More »
How to find your spouse’s hidden off-shore account
Even the most generous spouses may not want you to know about some of their assets when it comes to divorce in Nevada. It can be easy for them to justify that it is not your money, that you are not entitled to it, and that you are well-off without it. We at Kainen… Read More »
Planning For Summer Vacation As Divorced Parents
Now that spring break is nearly over, divorced parents are likely turning their attention to summer vacation. If you haven’t already made plans, now is the time to do so. Experienced family law attorneys will likely advise you to make a detailed a parenting plan that includes how the two of you are going… Read More »
What If I Co-mingled My Inheritance Money With Marital Assets?
In the state of Nevada, inheritance money falls under the category of “separate property.” It’s not subject to asset division during a divorce, unless the spouse who received the inheritance co-mingled it with marital assets. Co-mingling of an inheritance happens when you deposit your inheritance money into a joint marital account, or when you… Read More »
When Will a Judge Award Primary Physical Custody?
Sometimes parents can’t come to agreement on who will receive primary custody of the children. If you’re in a battle over custody like this, and you want to make sure you retain your custodial rights, you may want to review what the law says about the matter. This article will review the usual circumstances… Read More »
Dividing a Business During Las Vegas Divorce Proceedings
The longer a couple is married, the more assets they acquire during their marriage. When the marital estate involves different kinds of assets, like bank accounts, investment accounts, businesses, multiple real estate properties and multiple vehicles, the process of dividing these assets can become very complicated. At the Kainen Law Group, we help Las… Read More »
Stopping Domestic Violence in Your Life
Stopping domestic violence in your life is a lot easier from a technical and legal perspective than it is from a psychological perspective. Indeed, when you’re involved in a love union with your abuser, you’ll face a mix of very complicated emotions. For this reason, the first step you need to take to put… Read More »
Nevada Attorney General Laxalt Takes Aim at Domestic Violence
As we’ve discussed here before, Nevada has the unfortunate distinction of being among the states with the most domestic violence-related homicides. In the last year for which data is available, we ranked third in the nation. Attorney General Adam Laxalt has proposed three bills (one in the Assembly and two in the Senate) in… Read More »
How are retirement plans divided in a divorce?
You may believe that if your marriage has made it past a milestone, it will last for forever. However, an increase in gray divorce proves quite the opposite. The U.S. has seen an increase in the number of people who are filing for divorce after the age of 60-years, for a wide-range of reasons…. Read More »
The difference between separate and marital property
Nevada is a community property state, meaning that all of the property and assets that were accumulated by a couple during the marriage are split equally in half in the divorce settlement. At Kainen Law Group, we understand how difficult it can be to divide property that you have become attached to during the… Read More »