Maybe you were lucky enough to be born to a financially secure family or inherited your wealth -- or maybe you scraped hard for every penny you have. Either way, there are a few things that wealthy people do (if they're smart) when they get married to protect their...
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Year: 2019
Protecting yourself in a high-conflict divorce
Maybe your spouse is just an angry person -- or maybe your spouse is an outright narcissist who can't function without trying to manipulate you and everyone else around you.Whatever the root of the issue, you can be sure that you're in for a bumpy ride once you make...
California Supreme Court decides child support counts as income
Good parents wait to have children until they are prepared to deal with the pressure on money, time and energy that even one kid can create. Many experts argue it is even harder to raise children on one's own or after a divorce. This is partially because children...
Wedding debt: Not worth the stress
Do you happen to have a spare $29,858 lying around? That's the new average cost of a wedding in America today -- and that price tag may cost couples in ways that go beyond mere monetary value.Nationally, the average cost for a wedding does tend to vary greatly so your...
Do you feel pressured to stay in your same-sex marriage?
When same-sex couples finally gained marriage equality in 2015 thanks to the Supreme Court's Obergefell vs Hodges decision, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community rejoiced. Marriage was finally their legal right! Unfortunately, "happy ever...
What rights do grandparents have in California?
Are you a grandparent hoping to obtain legal visitation rights to your grandchild in California? Ultimately, it's possible -- even if your relationship with your grandchild's parents is rocky. However, it isn't necessarily a simple or easy process. The conditions that...
Summer ‘divorce season’ is starting
There are two unofficial "divorce seasons" every year -- one in March and one in August. Those are the peak months for new clients to make their way to a divorce attorney's office for the first time. Since we're getting closer to the second divorce season of the year,...
Why don’t ultra-wealthy people all have prenups?
Adele's heartfelt music has brought a lot of joy to her fans -- but nobody's life is perfect. Because she and her husband seemed like a happy couple, the news of their divorce created a storm of media stories.So did the news that the couple didn't have a prenuptial...
Child support battle won 50 years after the divorce
Ask any divorce attorney and they can tell you that some issues involving a divorce can drag on for years when one or both parties refuse to be cooperative. However, a 74-year-old California woman may have set the record for post-divorce tenacity when she finally won...
Domestic violence and your right to firearms in California
If you've been accused of domestic violence, you may be in danger of losing your right to possess a firearm -- for the rest of your life.Effective Jan. 1, 2019, California now imposes a lifetime ban on firearm possession on anyone who is convicted of willfully...