Family Law

Navigating Joint Tenancy and Home Ownership Divorce https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8hO55jL3R8 Video Transcript: Good afternoon everybody. This is Dustin Peterson and I am an OKC attorney. Today we're going to be talking about joint tenancy in home ownership in a marriage and what happens to that home in divorce. This is continuing on our discussion of equitable property … [Read more...] about What Happens to Home Ownership in an Oklahoma Divorce?

Navigating Joint Tenancy and Trusts in Divorce https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh2QqtAR6U0 Video Transcript:Good afternoon everybody. This is Oklahoma lawyer Dustin Peterson. We talked a little bit about joint tenancy and home ownership as the advantages it brings to a marriage and the possible consequences of equitably dividing that property or distributing that property … [Read more...] about How Do Joint Tenancy and Trusts Divide in an Oklahoma Divorce?

Dividing Difficult Marital Assets: A Legal Solution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE_v89WYbTQ Video Transcript: In an Oklahoma divorce, the equitable division of marital assets can be a complex and challenging process. This is especially true if the marital assets are difficult to divide, such as in the case where a couple owns a family farm that has been in one spouse's … [Read more...] about What Happens if Marital Assets Are Difficult to Divide in an Oklahoma Divorce?

Navigating the Complexities of Separate Property Division https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08KlmIvN_aQ Video Transcript: Divorce can be challenging, especially when it comes to dividing assets and determining what belongs to whom. One of the common questions that arise during divorce proceedings is what happens to the income or appreciation of one spouse's separate … [Read more...] about What Happens to the Income or Appreciation of a Spouse's Separate Property in an Oklahoma Divorce?

Marital or Separate Property?   Video Transcribed: Hello everybody, this is Dustin Peterson and I am an OKC attorney. We have been talking about equitable property division in divorce and today's topic will be about workers' compensation settlements. What happens if one spouse receives a lump sum workers' compensation settlement prior to divorce? What happens to that … [Read more...] about How Is a Workers’ Compensation Settlement Divided in a Divorce?

It’s All about Timing   Video Transcribed: Hello everybody, this is Oklahoma lawyer Dustin Peterson. Today we're going to be talking about equitable property division. We'll probably have several segments on this, so we'll just go through some specific questions that I have received and see if we can't solve some puzzles. In this particular case, I'll give you the … [Read more...] about Who Gets the House in an Oklahoma Divorce?

Don’t Let Your Former Spouse Come Back for More   Video Transcribed: Hello everybody, my name is Dustin Peterson and I am the Oklahoma City Attorney. We've been talking about equitable property distribution and most recently we discussed a couple of ways in which pension plan benefits can be dispersed here in Oklahoma. But what if in the divorce, instead of you collecting … [Read more...] about What Is a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) in Oklahoma?