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In our previous blog, Property Division in Divorce – Jamie McCourt isLooking for the Payoff Pitch, we discussed the divorce of former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and how Ms. McCourt asked the court to set aside her divorce settlement. Specifically, she wanted to nix the previous agreement because Mr. McCourt sold the Dodgers – an asset he kept…
This article originally appeared as a column for the Cleveland Jewish News. Spring is finally in the air. After a long, dreary Cleveland winter, temperatures are increasing, the baseball season has started, a touch of green is visible on the ground and in the trees, and children and adults alike are getting a bit of spring fever. With the weather…
March 28, 2012… the Los Angeles Dodgers announced that the team sold for a record-breaking $2 billion dollars. And Jamie McCourt cries FOUL! Jamie claims that her ex-husband Frank McCourt, former owner of the team, intentionally underestimated the value of the team and cheated her out of a serious chunk of change. About $770 million worth of pocket change. That’s…
This article originally appeared as a column for the Cleveland Jewish News. Frequently, charitable donations are made as isolated, one-time events. Perhaps you are checking out at a store and opt to make a small cash donation to whichever organization is sponsored there. Or maybe you’ve left a bag of clothing or household goods on your front porch for a…
Once upon a case, a woman from New York met a man from Cleveland and they fell in love. The man had a successful business in Cleveland and lots of family there. All of the woman’s family was in New York. The woman decided to move to Cleveland in order to marry the man and start a family. They had…
This article originally appeared as a column for the Cleveland Jewish News. You may have seen the “FDIC Insured” placard at your local bank branch. As the placard indicates, each depositor is “insured to at least $250,000,” which insurance is “backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government.” Whether from reading that or from other sources,…
This article originally appeared as a column for the Cleveland Jewish News. Clients who come through my door are often quite protective of their retirement funds – understandably so. After all, an individual typically spends his or her entire working life saving for retirement. A retired worker will probably be entitled to some Social Security benefits. A lucky minority will…
[Editors’ Note: The following article by Andrew Zashin was originally published in the Cleveland Jewish News on November 16, 2012.] The issue of the agunah – a woman whose husband refuses to give a get (Jewish writ of divorce) that must be offered by her husband – has garnered a good bit of attention in Israel. Earlier this year, it…
This article originally appeared as a column for the Cleveland Jewish News. Automatic tax hikes. Entitlement cuts. Elimination of deductions. Closure of loopholes. Fiscal cliff. With all this fiscal uncertainly, it is difficult to know best to prepare for 2012 tax filings – and beyond. You probably already are familiar with tax planning in regard to deductions. The bottom line…
Zashin & Rich Co., L.P.A. is pleased to announce that Andrew A. Zashin, co-managing partner and head of the firm’s Domestic Relations Practice Group, has been named for the tenth consecutive year to the Ohio Super Lawyers list as one of the top Family Law attorneys in the state. No more than five percent of the lawyers in the state…