Marriages involve many challenges and rewards. While the balance can change daily, the benefits should outweigh the shortfalls. So, it is healthy to do a check-in every once in a while to make sure that your marriage remains in the plus column. Seven questions to ask...
Since the Supreme Court decision legalizing marriage across the United States has gone into effect, hundreds of thousands of same-sex couples have been married. But just like heterosexual couples, not all marriages last forever. When a same-sex couple in California...
One of the notable trends during the pandemic is that newer marriages are more likely to end in divorce. While the specifics of each relationship are different, researchers generally found the pressure of living on top of each pushed the newer couples to call it...
Child support is a vital part of participating in the care of a child following a divorce. When a Riverside parent ends their marriage, many of their obligations to their ex may cease but their commitments to their kids endure. Often, both parents are expected to...
Being married to a member of the armed services is unlike normal, civilian marriages. It presents unique challenges other couples will never have to deal with. Not surprisingly, then, there are also differences between a military divorce and civilian divorces, with...
During divorce, it is difficult to reduce conflict and avoid disruptions of the children’s lives. Nesting or bird nesting is an option that may ease the children’s transition. Nesting option Nesting is a recent child custody option where the children stay in the...
When parents in California are going through a child custody dispute, emotions can run high. For most parents, their kids are the most important part of their lives. Whether it is part of a divorce case or a dispute between two people who were never married, a child...
When a couple in California divorces one of the biggest issues that they must face is who gets to keep the family home, the cars, the furniture and other meaningful assets. Who gets what in the property division process generally depends on whether the assets at issue...
It is not unusual for a parent’s situation in life to change as the years go on, especially if they are divorced. For example, a parent in Riverside may lose their job, get a new job, move further away or may remarry and move to a new home. These situations may mean...
Co-parenting is a challenge, no matter how long parents have been doing it or how amicable they are. There are simply some issues that parents disagree on or cannot anticipate. For instance, if you co-parent, you likely never expected to be navigating this arrangement...