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Couples who divorce have stressful decisions on meeting their financial needs and still provide for their children’s. Divorcing couples are often more worried about how to fulfill immediate financial obligations than they are about preserving their estate-planning...
Considering the potentially complex issues that must be dealt with during a divorce, it’s natural to have questions. One term you may hear, but not understand, is the Moore/Marsden calculation. Moore/Marsden explained Since California is a community property state,...
You’ve decided it’s time to divorce. Maybe you’ve communicated that fact to your spouse and maybe you haven’t. Perhaps one of you has already moved out—perhaps you’re still living together. When the divorce is final, your marriage will be legally ended, but at what...
When going through a divorce, it’s easy to become fixated on the final result. But the reality is that a lot can happen between the date of separation and the date the divorce decree is issued. Debt doesn’t go away – it remains during the divorce process and must be...
When marriage equality finally happened, we all celebrated, and we still celebrate that equality today. The flip side of marriage equality also means divorce equality. And, just as there are no longer separate sets of marriage rules for same-sex couples, there are...
Over the past decade or so, a lot of research and case law has been built around the syndrome of parental alienation. While attachment-based parental alienation is undoubtedly harmful, it can also qualify as illegal child abuse in extreme cases. Essentially, parental...
There are many considerations that the court will assess in a California child custody case. One of the most contentious and challenging is if there are allegations of domestic violence or legal determination that domestic violence did occur in the past. Whether it is...
In California, child support is one of the most important aspects of a family law case. Once the amount is determined and the payments are made, circumstances might arise that make it necessary for one of the parents – the paying or receiving parent – to want the...
Parents who are separating in California – whether they are going through a divorce or they were never married at all – usually need to have a child support order in place. Such an order will typically specify how much child support should be paid, by whom and when....
The family home is a treasured place full of memories, so when divorce is looming dealing with the family home becomes a central topic. You need to make sure your decisions are based on the practical matters of property division and home ownership before deciding...