Scott J G Finger

July 30, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

As future spouses contemplate a possible divorce when they enter into a prenuptial agreement, parents of future spouses (which can be any parent) should contemplate their child's potential divorce when establishing a trust for the child's benefit. Parents with a child who is facing a divorce often ask what they can do to protect the child's inheritance from the child's soon-to-be ex-spouse. The best protection that a parent can provide takes place before there is a potential divorce, and even before there is a marriage.

By Jennifer A. Kosteva and Scott J.G. Finger

8 minute read

July 30, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

As future spouses contemplate a possible divorce when they enter into a prenuptial agreement, parents of future spouses (which can be any parent) should contemplate their child's potential divorce when establishing a trust for the child's benefit. Parents with a child who is facing a divorce often ask what they can do to protect the child's inheritance from the child's soon-to-be ex-spouse. The best protection that a parent can provide takes place before there is a potential divorce, and even before there is a marriage.

By Jennifer A. Kosteva and Scott J.G. Finger

8 minute read

April 21, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Can a written marital settlement agreement be modified orally? What if the agreement requires that all future modifications must be in writing?

By Scott J.G. Finger

6 minute read

April 20, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Can a written marital settlement agreement be modified orally? What if the agreement requires that all future modifications must be in writing?

By Scott J.G. Finger

6 minute read

February 03, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Headlines across the country proclaim "Harold Hamm to Pay One of the Biggest Divorce Settlements in History" and "Sue Ann Hamm: One Billion Dollar Divorce Settlement Is Not Enough." The Oklahoma City divorce case of Sue Ann Hamm and Harold Hamm (a 68 percent owner of publicly traded oil company Continental Resources Inc.) has garnered widespread attention due to the approximately $16 billion of assets at issue.

By David N. Hofstein and Scott J.G. Finger

6 minute read

February 02, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Headlines across the country proclaim "Harold Hamm to Pay One of the Biggest Divorce Settlements in History" and "Sue Ann Hamm: One Billion Dollar Divorce Settlement Is Not Enough." The Oklahoma City divorce case of Sue Ann Hamm and Harold Hamm (a 68 percent owner of publicly traded oil company Continental Resources Inc.) has garnered widespread attention due to the approximately $16 billion of assets at issue.

By David N. Hofstein and Scott J.G. Finger

6 minute read

February 18, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

As an increasing number of states legalize same-sex marriage, there is an increase in same-sex couples considering the various methods for having children, including adoption, gestational carriers, egg and sperm donors.

By Scott J.G. Finger

8 minute read