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Mistakes You Should Avoid When Going Through a Divorce
Getting a divorce in the State of California can involve a plethora of challenges. Although divorcing parties can work together to reach a quick and amicable solution, many parties face difficult legal and financial dilemmas, contentious disputes, along with challenging questions that can affect them for the rest of their lives. If you are… Read More »
401K and Retirement Accounts in a California Divorce?
In most California divorces, pensions along with other retirement accounts are among the highest-value assets that should be protected during a divorce. Retirement and pension accounts are in many forms treated like other assets and they are subject to equitable distribution. Consequently, when preparing for a divorce in California and significant retirement assets are… Read More »
Determining Spousal Support in California – The Basics
When a couple files for divorce or is legally separated in the State of California, a family law court could order one of the divorcing parties to pay the other spouse an indicated amount of money regularly. These court-ordered payments are referred to as alimony or spousal support and they are usually paid on… Read More »
Can Alimony be Affected by Domestic Violence?
Although a marriage can end for a variety of reasons, some marriages may end as a result of domestic violence. Whenever domestic violence is involved, the events leading up to the divorce could have been distressing and they could have involved restraining orders and arrests. Since domestic violence is a serious matter, it is… Read More »
California Child Custody Modifications
There are certain life circumstances that could prompt a parent to make changes to an existing child custody or visitation arrangement. Making changes to an existing order requires a significant change in one’s circumstances and it is necessary to provide sufficient documents and evidence that can prove that the existing order is no longer… Read More »
What To Know About Grandparent’s Rights in California
For parents, gaining custody of a child can be very complicated but for grandparents, the matter can be even more difficult. Although the State of California has clear guidelines when it comes to ensuring parents play a meaningful role in the lives of their children, these measures do not apply to grandparents. As a… Read More »
What Exactly Does a Restraining Order Do?
A restraining order, also referred to as a protective order, is designed to hinder a person, referred to as a restrained person, from abusing or harassing another person, who is referred to as a protected party. In the State of California, former partners, spouses, roommates, family members, cohabitants, and coworkers can also be considered… Read More »
Establishing Parentage is Important, Here’s Why
Paternity cases are usually used to determine or confirm the biological father of an underage child when the parents were not registered domestic partners or married at the time of the minor’s birth. Before child custody and child support orders can be obtained from a court, the child’s parentage will usually need to be… Read More »
California Divorce Cases: Uncooperative Partners
Any person going through a divorce in the State of California can attest to the complexity of the process. Going through a divorce can be extremely stressful and many studies can affirm that. Unfortunately, many people find themselves in a less than amicable divorce, including facing a spouse who refuses to sign the papers… Read More »
Spousal Support: What Happens When Your Ex Gets Remarried
The State of California allows for spousal support, in spite of their declining popularity. When one spouse enters into a registered domestic partnership or remarries, all conventional alimony responsibilities cease. If you are making spousal support payments and your ex has remarried or entered into a registered domestic partnership, speak to an attorney who… Read More »
