How to Split a Toaster: A Divorce Podcast About Saving Your Relationships | So Similar Yet So Different: Check Your Local Jurisdiction with Courtney Shepard

We say it in pretty much every episode – “Check your local jurisdiction.” But what does that really mean? Why are there such diverse differences from state to state? Family law specialist Courtney Shepard joins us from so we can dig into why laws are so different from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and how you can navigate them in your own divorce.

Show Notes

It’s become a bit of a running gag throughout our five seasons that we often tell you to “check your local jurisdiction,” but there’s good reason behind the joke. Every state, or jurisdiction, has its own laws that need to be followed and adhered to.

To help us in this conversation, we’ve invited family law specialist Courtney Shepard from Burch Shepard Family Law Group – all the way from Orange County, California – to join us so we can better understand how laws are similar from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, how they’re different, and how you can better navigate them during your own divorce.

It may be that the divorce happened during the process and decision to move from one jurisdiction to another. Or perhaps the two of you are looking for the best place to get your divorce. Maybe you’re trying to sort out what is best for the kids. Or maybe there’s a prenup involved.

There are many reasons you may need to think about dealing with different jurisdictions during your divorce process, and we touch on them here. so tune in to hear Seth, Pete, and Courtney hash through the murky waters of ‘local jurisdictions.’

Find Courtney at Burch Shepard Family Law Group

(00:00) - Welcome to How to Split a Toaster
(00:26) - Meet Courtney Shepard
(03:59) - What Is a Jurisdiction?
(06:46) - Different States, Different Elements
(11:10) - Parties in Different States
(17:10) - Choosing the Jurisdiction
(17:32) - Prenups
(18:57) - Working With Other States
(22:35) - Sponsor: Soberlink
(24:08) - Community Property vs. Equitable Distribution
(29:09) - Child Custody
(32:16) - Mediation
(36:48) - Post-Divorce Issues
(40:32) - Who's Got Jurisdiction?
(43:43) - 1st Bit of Advice
(44:24) - Changes to Policies & the Law
(46:58) - All the Same
(48:11) - Wrap Up

Creators & Guests

Host

Pete Wright

Podcaster and co-host, Pete Wright brings years of marriage and a spirit of curiosity to the divorce process. He's spent the last two decades interviewing experts and thinkers in emotional healing and brings that with him to the law, divorce, and saving relationships in the process.

Host

Seth R. Nelson

Seth Nelson is the founding attorney and managing partner at NLG Divorce & Family Law. He is a Tampa-based family lawyer known for devising creative solutions to difficult problems.

Producer

Andy Nelson

Hailing from nearly 25 years in the world of film, television, and commercial production, Andy has always had a passion for storytelling, no matter the size of the package.

What is How to Split a Toaster: A Divorce Podcast About Saving Your Relationships?

Seth Nelson is a Tampa based family lawyer known for devising creative solutions to difficult problems. In How to Split a Toaster, Nelson and co-host Pete Wright take on the challenge of divorce with a central objective — saving your most important relationships with your family, your former spouse, and yourself.