In California, domestic violence is defined as an abuser physically hurting or trying to hurt someone, harassing or threatening another person, destroying personal property or sexual assault. It involves people who are or have been in an intimate relationship such as...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
Divorce is a legal process that can happen to couples of any age. Young people may choose divorce soon after their weddings, and older couples may elect to end their marriages after decades together. There is no right or wrong time to divorce, but when a California...
Parents are legally obligated to provide financial support for their children until they are adults, with some limited exceptions. In California, the court may order one or both parents to pay child support. The goal is to ensure that the child shares in the parents’...
Many parents going through a divorce in California may be concerned about how much time they will be able to spend with their child post-divorce. The idea of not being able to tuck their child into bed every night or even worse, being kept from seeing their child...
Many divorces are highly contentious. Spouses end up digging up as much dirt as they can to try to better position themselves in regard to property division, alimony, and child custody. While this type of strategy might not be preferred, it might be necessary to be...