From the desk of Daniel R. Gold, Esq. TLD Partner In re Marriage of Pearson FC §271 does not preclude the payment of sanctions from spousal support so long as the reduction does not create an unreasonable financial burden. Additional... Read more
Partner Jennifer Sawday has been quoted in the nationally syndicated columnist Liz Weston twice this year. Once in the Los Angeles Times and again in Liz’s website called Nerdwallet. Jennifer is proud of her estate planning practice and the firm... Read more
From the desk of Daniel R. Gold, Esq. TLD Partner There are several Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) options in family law cases, which have continued to gain favor for parties seeking to reduce their fees in protracted Court proceedings. One... Read more
TLD is proud to announce that we have four attorneys designated as 2018 Southern California Super Lawyers! Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition... Read more
From the desk of Daniel R. Gold, Esq. TLD Partner This is the latest case involving the validity of prenups in California. The point being here you cannot use "boilerplate" language with an unrepresented party to get around the legal... Read more
From the desk of Daniel R. Gold, Esq. TLD Partner In California, pets in a divorce are treated no differently than the 1967 Mustang sitting in the garage waiting to be restored or junked. As a point of contrast, Illinois,... Read more
From the desk of Daniel R. Gold, Esq. TLD Partner The Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 is headed to the White House for  the President's signature. In the bill,  the alimony deduction goes away after 12/31/18. Hence all... Read more
From the desk of Daniel R. Gold, Esq. TLD Partner The Senate passed its Tax Reform Bill over the weekend 51-49. As mentioned in a previous brief, the House version eliminates spousal support (aka alimony) deductibility. The Senate version, however,... Read more
From the desk of Daniel R. Gold, Esq. TLD Partner What happens when a small business owner opts to "retire", transferring his business to Wife #2, and terminate his spousal support obligation to Wife #1? Take a look at the... Read more
