Military service transforms lives for those who serve and their families. At times, the demands generate friction and feelings that only a separation or divorce can resolve. Although the emotional complications can overwhelm both spouses, a federal law exists to aid...
Same-sex couples in California have the same rights to marry as heterosexual couples. The same rules also apply to both heterosexual and same-sex couples except if the couple has children. While the rules that govern custody disputes in same-sex divorces are...
In California divorces, property division might be viewed in the context of who gets to keep a marital home, who gets automobiles, how jewelry and other assets will be split and what happens to items of sentimental value. However, property encompasses other aspects of...
Divorce is often emotional and it can be difficult to be amicable. Divorce is always more complicated when there is a child involved. One of the important issues that you and your ex-spouse must decide together is how to share child custody. Child custody can bring...
When parents go through a divorce in California there will be many changes to their lives. Some of the most important changes is how the divorce will affect their children. During marriage, parents usually assume different roles and establish a pattern for how they...
Child custody issues can quickly devolve into an ever-escalating war of words that leads to litigation. When that is paired with a contentious divorce, the litigation battle can easily become a war. Unfortunately, one escalation that some parents use is to abscond...
Social Security benefits may go to the spouses of workers, including same-sex couples, after they end their marriage. However, the marriage must have lasted at least 10 years and spouses must meet other complicated eligibility requirements. These issues become more...
If you are separated or divorced from your child’s other parent, it is likely you will want to file your federal income taxes as head of household. This filing status has many benefits for parents. But if you are divorced, only one of you can claim this filing status....
In love and anticipating marriage, you put a down payment on a home with your own money and took out a mortgage because you intended to eventually live with your fiancé. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Now, though, you are not so sure. You have heard that if...
What some people forget is that the more things differentiate us, the more things actually bring us together. One of these surprising things that bridge the gap between same-sex couples and opposite sex couples is how you can test new mates to see if they are marriage...
