The Essential Guide to Family Law Financials: To Dip or Not to Dip

When Are Dollars an Asset and When Are They an Income Stream?

The Massachusetts Bar Association's Family Law Section continues its multi-part series on financial issues in family law. We will start with basic topics and principles, which are meant for less experienced practitioners. We will gradually work up to more complicated topics and how to incorporate these principles into litigating a case all the way through trial.

This program will focus on when dollars are an asset and when they are an income stream, along with important distinctions to consider. There are many types of assets that can also be a stream of income: pensions and retirement accounts, equity compensation, and real estate. In these cases, there is a risk of a double dip  and a question of whether the asset should be treated as an asset or a stream of income. This seminar will walk practitioners through the various types of assets that can be both an asset and a stream of income, and the relevant law on double dips.

This webinar will be held using Zoom. Registration is required by 4 p.m. on Tuesday Jan. 20, in order to participate in this program. An email from MassBar Education will be sent before the program.