Blog posts in tag Iowa family law

Cash medical support: What are your options?

Posted on 12/08/2016 at 02:14 PM by Regan Conder

Categories: Family Law, Regan Conder

Tagged As: child support, child support guidelines, custody law, health insurance, Iowa family law, medical support, noncustodial parent, Regan Conder

Cash medical support: What are your options?

In an Iowa custody proceeding, the court not only has to order child support, but it also has to order the non-custodial...

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For the love of Fifi: What happens to the family pet when parties divorce

Posted on 12/02/2016 at 10:33 AM by Mary Zambreno

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: divorce in Iowa, family pet, Iowa family law, Marriage of Enders and Baker

For the love of Fifi: What happens to the family pet when parties divorce

An apparent case of first impression came before the Illinois appellate courts last year. In In re Marriage of Enders an...

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Expected Inheritances: To divide, or not to divide – That is the question

Posted on 11/10/2016 at 01:31 PM by Mary Zambreno

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: alimony, dissolution of marriage, inheritance, Iowa divorce, Iowa estate planning, Iowa family law, Iowa Supreme Court, Marriage of Wallace, Pfannenstiel v Pfannenstiel

Expected Inheritances: To divide, or not to divide – That is the question

The area of family law is largely a state-by-state practice – with individual states deciding what their own famil...

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Iowa Supreme Court publishes order regarding the report of the Family Law Task Force

Posted on 10/13/2016 at 01:50 PM by Mary Zambreno

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: alimony, child support, Family Law - Des Moines Iowa, Iowa family law, Iowa Supreme Court

Iowa Supreme Court publishes order regarding the report of the Family Law Task Force

Today – October 13, 2016 – the Iowa Supreme Court filed an Order regarding the report and some of the recomm...

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Drafting effective cohabitation agreements

Posted on 09/14/2016 at 07:50 AM by Mary Zambreno

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: cohabitation, cohabitation agreement, Iowa family law, joint custody, living together but not married', prenuptial agreement

Drafting effective cohabitation agreements

According to one article, more and more couples now are simply choosing to cohabit in lieu of marriage.  And in yet...

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Brexit's impact on international family law

Posted on 06/28/2016 at 04:04 PM by Mary Zambreno

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: Child Custody, divorce, Iowa family law, Brexit

Brexit's impact on international family law

On June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom voted 52% to 48% to leave the European Union.  While the actual logistics conc...

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Taxing issues in a divorce

Posted on 05/31/2016 at 01:48 PM by Mary Zambreno

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: alimony, child support, Iowa divorce, Iowa family law, noncustodial parent, taxation, qualified domestic relations order

Taxing issues in a divorce

Divorce brings with it numerous tax consequences to be aware of.  For example, dividing one’s pension or 401(...

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The cohabitation conundrum: Terminating alimony when a former spouse is supported by another person

Posted on 06/23/2016 at 03:59 PM by Mary Zambreno

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: alimony, dissolution of marriage, divorce in Iowa, Iowa family law, marriage

The cohabitation conundrum: Terminating alimony when a former spouse is supported by another person

Although a court may award alimony at trial, circumstances that occur after the trial play a very critical role in the c...

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No will for Prince means big money for siblings

Posted on 04/28/2016 at 10:26 AM by David Repp

Categories: David Repp, Family Law, Taxation Law, Trusts & Estates Law

Tagged As: Iowa family law, Iowa Tax, Iowa Trusts & Estates Law, Prince, probate, probate process

No will for Prince means big money for siblings

The latest news out of Minnesota indicates Prince died without leaving a will. In Minnesota, Prince’s sibling...

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A lesson in the rules of civil procedure when a spouse does not want a divorce

Posted on 04/26/2016 at 11:13 AM by Mary Zambreno

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: Child Custody, child support, divorce, divorce in Iowa, Iowa civil procedure, Iowa family law

A lesson in the rules of civil procedure when a spouse does not want a divorce

What happens when one spouse wants the divorce while the other spouse does not? Can the hesitant spouse keep the divorce...

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