Lopez v. Lopez

Evidence that husband spent a portion of his monthly income on his girlfriend did not permit dissolution court to allocate depleted 401(k) retirement funds.

By Diana Shepherd, CDFA®Updated: June 03, 2020

Lopez v. Lopez: Evidence that the husband spent salary on girlfriend did not permit the dissolution court to allocate depleted 401(k) retirement funds.

By Laura Morgan, Family Law Consultant

Lopez v. Lopez: Evidence that husband improperly spent a portion of his monthly income on his girlfriend did not permit dissolution court to allocate depleted 401(k) retirement funds that were properly used, such as for attorney fees, and therefore, only depleted marital funds that should have been be allocated to husband in equitable distribution were those that the trial court found were spent on his girlfriend, not the 401(k)’s entire previous balance.

http://www.5dca.org/Opinions/Opin2013/081213/5D12-2887.op.pdf

Laura Morgan is a Family Law Consultant. Laura is available for consultation, brief writing and research on family law issues throughout the country. She can be reached through her website. www.famlawconsult.com

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Published on: November 29, 2013

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Diana Shepherd, CDFA®

Diana Shepherd has over 30 years of experience as a marketing, branding, SEO, copywriting, editing, and publishing expert. As Content Director for Family Lawyer Magazine, Divorce Magazine, and Divorce Marketing Group, she oversees all corporate content development and frequently creates SEO-friendly videos, podcasts, and copy for family law and financial firms. The Co-Founder of Divorce Magazine and Divorce Marketing Group, Diana is an award-winning editor, published author, and a nationally recognized expert on divorce, remarriage, finance, and stepfamily issues. She has written hundreds of articles geared towards both family law professionals and divorcing people, and she has both performed and taught on-page SEO for 20+ years. Diana spent eight years as the Marketing Director for the Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts® (IDFA®), and she has been a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® since 2006. While at IDFA, she wrote, designed, and published The IDFA Marketing Guide, and she also created seminars for CDFA professionals to present to family lawyers (approved for CLE), as well as to separated and divorcing individuals. She has represented both DMG and IDFA at industry conferences and events across North America, and she has given marketing as well as divorce financial seminars at many of those conferences.

Lopez v. Lopez

Evidence that husband spent a portion of his monthly income on his girlfriend did not permit dissolution court to allocate depleted 401(k) retirement funds.

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Diana Shepherd, CDFA®

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