Heather M. Cullen has been selected to the 2017 California American Jurist Institute's Top 10 Attorneys list for Divorce! Each year, no more than 10 lawyers in the state are selected by the selection council at the American Jurist Institute to receive this honor.The...
If you're trying to convince the judge that you're either innocent of domestic violence allegations or the actual victim of domestic violence, here is a piece of advice you can take to heart: Don't try to intimidate a witness in your case. For example, celebrities are...
What's the connection between foreclosure rates and the rate of divorce in Southern California? While divorce rates in the United States as a whole have declined and are at a 40-year low, the figures vary regionally -- and couples in the lower part of California...
You and your spouse both know that your relationship isn't salvagable. Maybe there was adultery, or perhaps there was a major issue that arose between you and your spouse. Regardless of how you two feel about one another, however, you will still need to interact...
Bird-nest parenting, also called "nesting," has been the latest wave in co-parenting techniques for several years. Essentially, it's the thing all the cool divorced parents were trying: The kids stayed in the family home so that they experienced minimal disruption to...
Getting a temporary protective order is usually a breeze -- judges err on the side of caution and will generally issue the order based simply on your sworn statement. However, you have to be back in court in a few days with actual evidence to support your claims --...
Are you separated from your child's other parent? Are you already divorced? Perhaps you were never married in the first place? No matter what the situation, if you have a child support order in place, the back-to-school season presents the non-custodial parent with a...
One of the hardest things to when you get divorced is the impact of the divorce on your credit score. The harsh reality is that -- unless you've always kept your credit separate from that of your spouse -- you're probably going to have some problems untangling your...
When a California court needs to decide a child custody matter, the court will consider many different things. However, the most important thing that the court will consider is the best interest of the child or children involved. In this respect, the best interests of...
Spousal support (alimony) is often a touchy subject these days because many people see it as part of a bygone era when men worked outside of the home and married women had little resources for themselves. That makes it an even touchier subject, emotionally, for...