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If you and your spouse divorce and have children together, you will need to address custody and visitation. The court may allow one parent to have physical custody, meaning the child lives with that parent, and give the other parent visitation rights. Visitation is...
When one spouse is earning a significantly higher income than the other, particularly if the couple was married for a long time, courts may order that spouse to pay the lesser-earning spouse spousal support in the event of a divorce. California courts may award the...
Anyone who is going through a divorce in California knows that there are several serious legal issues that will need to be addressed. These can include property division, first and foremost, but alimony is also another big issue, while for those with minor children...
In a divorce, you may wonder how to divide property, like your marital home or assets. But, when it comes to children, you have different considerations, like deciding what your future looks like, including child support and custody, and how those affect each other....
Property division in a California divorce is often viewed from the perspective of which person gets to retain what. That could include bank accounts, investments, real estate, automobiles and items of sentimental value among many other things. However, other...
Your lying spouse isn’t going to stop being dishonest just because they’re subjected to your divorce’s legal process. Therefore, as you prepare to enter your marriage dissolution, you’ll need to find ways to prove that your spouse is being dishonest. This may be the...
When travel plans come up, you may wonder if you need the other parent’s permission to take your child with you. The answer is usually yes. Married and living with your spouse If you are married and living with your spouse (the other parent), then you do not need...
In a perfect world, custody orders would never need to be modified, but life is filled with unexpected events. While some changes are minor, major events might require a change to your custody order. For example, perhaps you relocated to California for a new job or to...
In California, not every couple who is experiencing challenges in their relationship will immediately choose to move forward with a divorce. In some cases, they either prefer a legal separation or are required to have a legal separation based on their residency in the...
Parents are responsible for providing for their child’s needs, like housing, food, clothes and education. When parents are divorced, child support payments are generally calculated based on their income and how much time they each spend with the child. Income includes...