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...
One of the problems associated with shared parenting is that kids sometimes end up feeling like they don't really have a home of their own. Because they split their time between households and parents, it's easy for a kid to lose his or her sense of stability. Instead...
If you have an existing restraining order against an abusive ex-partner, what does it take to renew it? A recent decision by the California Appellate Court provides some important clarification on the matter. Initially, a lower court ruled that a domestic violence...
Custody is never truly final -- and you need to keep that in mind if you have primary physical custody of your children and want to keep it.That's the lesson to be learned from the case of "DaddyOFive," a father and YouTube blogger who thought he and his current wife...
Once you decide to divorce, you need to turn your attention to the future. This means many things, such as determining if mediation would be in your best interest.As long as both individuals agree to try divorce mediation, you're in position to move forward.While it's...
Attorneys in all areas of the law are starting to sound like broken records when it comes to advising their clients to stay away from social media when they're in the middle of a lawsuit -- but that's only because clients continue to make social media mistakes that...