Anna Romanskaya is an immigrant from Soviet Ukraine. She came to the U.S. in 1989 as a political and religious refugee. They were able to exit the country through a treaty with Israel.

Anna is a Partner with Stark & D’Ambrosio, LLP in San Diego, CA, where she manages the firm’s Family Law Division. She represents clients in all aspects of family law, including pre- and post-marital agreements, divorces, child custody, child and spousal support, property division and post-judgment issues.

In our interview, Anna and I explore several aspects of Family Law, as they relate to new and established immigrants to the U.S. Some of these scenarios are hypothetical and some questions came from you, members of our Boast2Riches community on Facebook. 

U.S. Family Law varies from state to state, so we focus on general principles and things that one needs to be aware of.

We discuss the following topics:

• Jurisdictional requirements of different states
• How to determine which state’s legislation applies
• Premarital agreements or prenups; why you need one and how to do it right
• Considerations when it comes to division of property
• “Fault” and “no-fault” marriage dissolutions
• Common law marriages and how different states view cohabitation
• Custody issues when one parent wants to travel or live outside the U.S.
• When to engage a family lawyer
• Domestic violence and immigration status, where to look for help

Full interview with Anna https://boat2riches.com/episode17/