Until recently, marriage in the same-sex community has never been something easily obtainable -- which puts a peculiar pressure on those within same-sex marriages to stay married -- even when they're deeply unhappy. The likelihood that same-sex couples were going to...
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Month: June 2017
6 tips to gather evidence of domestic violence
Please, if you're the victim of domestic violence, seek medical care. Nationally, only about 34 percent of those injured by their abusers actually obtain medical treatment -- but failing to do so puts you at a significant disadvantage when it finally comes time to...
Custody rights for non-biological parents in same-sex divorce
Ever since the Supreme Court ruling in 2015 in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, same sex marriages have been legal in all 50 states. Of course, same sex marriages had been legal in the state of California for longer than that. Despite repeated attempts to ban...
4 tips for dividing up personal items in a divorce
Different states have different ways of dividing up the property owned by a married couple when they divorce. In California, property is divided between "separate" property (belonging solely to an individual spouse) and "community" property (belonging to the couple...
Domestic violence in the same-sex community
Domestic violence isn't about gender -- it's about control. Yet, people still tend to have a stereotypical "default mindset" about domestic violence -- they automatically tend to think of it as an issue between a male abuser and a female victim. In reality, it can be...
Could a domestic violence job cost you a medical career?
Could a domestic violence charge or conviction -- or even a protective order granted by a judge that orders you to stay away from a former romantic partner based largely on his or her allegations and the judge's estimation of the truth -- stop you from pursuing a...