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While divorce can reshape your finances and your daily living, it can also have a tremendous impact on your emotional and psychological wellbeing. After all, it can feel like the life you’ve worked hard to build is crashing down around you, leaving you worried about...
Since 2015, same-sex couples in California have had the legal right to marry. Same-sex couples who get married will have the same legal rights as opposite-sex couples in California. Therefore, the process of getting a divorce is the same for all married couples in...
Divorce can be a complex and emotionally challenging process that is often accompanied by significant financial strain. One question that frequently comes up is whether sharing post-divorce can make the process easier. What is sharing post-divorce? Sharing...
No marriage is perfect. While some couples can overcome their issues, others determine that divorce is their best option. However, when a marriage involves harm and abuse to a partner, it may not be as simple as filing for divorce to escape domestic violence. When...
When a parent stops making child support payments, it can cause harm to the child and significant stress for the custodial parent. However, there are steps you can take to address this situation effectively. Understanding child support Child support payments are...
In a best-case scenario, both sides understand their child support order, do their best to adhere to it and avoid rancor. Still, some parents do not make the payments as they are required to and legal action must be taken. While there are several ways in which people...
Pets are like family members to many of us and the thought of parting with them can be heartbreaking. As with child custody, who gets pet custody in a California divorce can become a major issue. The law considers pets to be personal property. This means who gets...
Property division is often one of the most complex parts of a divorce. Many couples are worried about losing financial security by splitting assets with a spouse, particularly valuable assets such as retirement accounts. Typically, retirement plans are considered...
Has your child’s other parent filed a custody modification request? If so, then you need to be prepared to respond. If you don’t, or if you do so in a haphazard way, then the court may grant the request, thereby restricting your time with and access to your child....
Divorce is hard. It can be technically challenging, financially risky and emotionally devastating. So, if you're going through the divorce process right now, it may not make you feel any better to hear this, but it used to be much, much worse. California was first...