Fault Divorce: No good for anyone
Fault divorce prolongs conflict, increases expenses, and hinders healing, making it detrimental to both parties involved, highlighting the need for a no-fault divorce system.
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Divorce
Don’t forget to update your will after divorce
Divorce in California involves many different steps and the process can be complex. By the time your divorce is final, you may breathe a sigh of relief, happy that you can finally move on with your life as a single person. However, there are some loose ends that...
What is the USFSPA?
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...
Can there be reimbursement for contributions to acquire property?
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...
What is the difference between custody and parenting time?
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...
Social Security retirement benefits and divorce
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...
Who files as head-of-household after a divorce?
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....
I bought a home before marrying. What happens to it if I divorce?
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...
More information on separate and community property
Readers of this legal blog know that we discuss property division regularly. In a recent blog post, we discussed how property is treated in the property division process. In this post, we will expand on the differences between separate and community property in...
To prenup or not to prenup?
When two people get engaged to be married, probably the last thing they want to contemplate is divorce. A prenup (or prenuptial agreement) is a legal contract entered into prior to marriage that does exactly that. It contemplates divorce, and spells out how the...