by James P. Reape | Nov 28, 2025 | With Your Family in Mind
Untangling and Protecting Property in a High-Net-Worth Divorce – The Reape-Rickett Law Firm What’s yours is mine and what’s mine is yours, right? In California, community property laws are often misunderstood. At a glance, it looks simple: assets and debts...
by James P. Reape | Jun 2, 2025 | With Your Family in Mind
What You Need to Know About Fiduciary Duties in Divorce – The Reape-Rickett Law Firm Fiduciary duties play a critical role in family law, particularly during divorce proceedings and in the management of family assets. In California, fiduciary duties are imposed...
by James P. Reape | Sep 27, 2022 | With Your Family in Mind
Terms That Could Undermine Your Prenuptial Agreement There are some terms you can’t or should not include in a prenuptial agreement. Some are unenforceable, but depending upon other terms of the agreement, the inclusion of such terms may destroy the validity of any of...
by James P. Reape | Jul 1, 2021 | With Your Family in Mind
The American Rescue Plan: What You Need to Know About the Child Tax Credit The American Rescue Plan signed into law on March 11, 2021, provides qualifying families with additional financial relief including, temporarily expanding the child tax credit. For the 2021 tax...
by James P. Reape | May 21, 2021 | With Your Family in Mind
Divorce or Legal Separation: What is the difference and what are the pros and cons? In California, there are four ways to legally end a marriage or domestic partnership, dissolution (commonly known as divorce), legal separation, annulment and technically death, which...
