Military couples face unique challenges when it comes to marriage, home life and raising a family. The non-traditional family model often includes one parent having the responsibilities of maintaining the household while the other is deployed, sometimes for months....
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Month: March 2021
Establishing paternity in California
When a child is born to a married couple in California, the husband is considered the child’s legal father. However, what if a child’s parents are unmarried and are no longer in a relationship with one another? In such cases, if the child’s mother wants to seek child...
Don’t let parental substance abuse harm your children
The focus in every child custody case should be the best interests of the children involved. This means ensuring that the custody arrangement that is implemented protects their physical safety as well as their emotion and psychological well-being. That might sound...
The legal challenges of same-sex divorce
Although same-sex marriage has now been legal in the United States since 2015, divorce for same-sex couples can be quite complex, especially for couples who were together before marriage was legal in their state. Same-sex couples going through a divorce follow the...
Is it possible to modify child support in California?
For parents struggling to meet their child support obligations in California, changing a child support order may be possible. This can also be an option for recipient parents to seek a child support modification. Both parents should know how to request a child support...