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Navigating High-Asset Divorce Cases
By Sandy Brooks
High-asset divorces typically involve couples with substantial wealth, including real estate, investments, business interests, and other valuable assets. These cases require a meticulous approach to ensure a fair and equitable distribution of assets, spousal support, and child custody arrangements.
Determining the value of complex assets such as businesses, stock options, and intellectual property can be challenging. Valuation experts may be required to assess the worth of these assets accurately.
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Exploring Alienation in Family Law: Understanding Its Impact and Addressing the Challenges
By Cheryl Hepfer
Among the many complexities that arise within family law, alienation stands out as a particularly challenging issue.
Alienation in the context of family law refers to situations where one parent or family member deliberately undermines the relationship between a child and another parent or family member. This phenomenon can have profound and long-lasting effects on the individuals involved, including the children, who may suffer from emotional and psychological harm.
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Overnight Mac & Cheese
By Ina Garten, The Barefoot Contessa
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INGREDIENTS
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 12 ounces cavatappi pasta
- 4½ cups heavy cream
- 3 cups grated Gruyère cheese, divided (8 ounces)
- 1½ cups grated sharp white Cheddar, such as Cabot, divided (4 ounces)
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 tablespoons melted unsalted butter, plus extra for the dish
- 2½ cups fresh white breadcrumbs (see note)
INSTRUCTIONS
- A day before you plan to serve, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add 2 tablespoons salt and the pasta and cook for 4 minutes (it will be undercooked). Drain (don’t rinse) and set aside.
- Meanwhile, in a medium (10-inch) bowl, combine the cream, 1½ cups of the Gruyère, ¾ cup of the Cheddar, the nutmeg, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1½ teaspoons pepper. Stir the hot pasta into the cream mixture, cover the bowl with plastic, and refrigerate for 24 hours. The pasta will absorb the cream and expand.
- When ready to bake, allow the mixture to sit at room temperature for about one hour. (Or you can also microwave it for 4 minutes.) Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Butter a 9 × 13 × 2-inch baking dish. Stir the pasta mixture well, transfer it to the dish, and spread it evenly.
- Combine the remaining 1½ cups Gruyère and ¾ cup Cheddar and sprinkle evenly on top.
- Combine the breadcrumbs and the 3 tablespoons melted butter and sprinkle evenly over the cheese.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, rotating halfway through, until golden brown. Serve hot.
Enjoy!
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Sandra A. Brooks
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240.507.1716
As a family law attorney, Sandra (Sandy) Brooks’ practice focuses on a wide range of aspects in regards to family law. She dedicates her time to assisting clients in domestic law matters including divorce, child custody and visitation, family mediation, spousal and child support, property division, and division of retirement benefits. Other matters that fall under her jurisdiction as a family law attorney include tax consequences of divorce, mediation, prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements, negotiating and drafting of separation agreements, domestic litigation, and post-judgment proceedings. Sandy is a member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
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Cheryl L. Hepfer
[email protected]
240.507.1717
Cheryl Hepfer is a highly-regarded attorney who has practiced family law for more than 40 years. She has been rated by her peers and is listed in Best Lawyers in America and as a top lawyer in the Washingtonian, Bethesda Magazine, and Super Lawyers. She is past president of both the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the International Academy of Family Lawyers.
Her practice consists primarily of domestic litigation involving significant assets and business interests. She has a wealth of experience in complex cases involving significant assets and property distribution, alimony, child custody and access. She has significant experience representing owners of businesses and their spouses, and those with significant assets, and works with business valuation experts and forensic accountants to maximize the benefits to her clients.
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