Perhaps the first statement that should be made about “fathers’ rights” in a California divorce is that the rights commonly associated with the phrase, custody and visitation, do not belong to either the father or the mother. They belong to the child. Nevertheless,...
When parents divorce, their primary concern, usually, is their kids. And, while issues of child custody and visitation rights are top-of-mind, so too is the emotional and physical transition of the children and their move from the family home. The move from the family...
If you have a divorce settlement where you have to pay spousal support, you know how much of a burden that payment can be each month. You may feel annoyed that you have to pay this every month. But under California law, spousal support is not designed to last forever,...
The process of going through a divorce can be confusing. You’ll have to deal with a number of issues you’ve likely never given much thought. Spousal support is one of those issues and you may understand the basics of how it works, but the idea of temporary spousal...
There are a variety of different benefits divorcing couples may be able to experience by utilizing the collaborative law process to handle and resolve their divorce. For that reason, couples who have made the difficult decision to divorce should be familiar with the...
When a child is born to unmarried parents in California, paternity must be established before the child’s mother can seek child support and the child’s father can seek custody and visitation with his child. By establishing paternity, the man is legally deemed to be...
Just as every marriage is unique, so too is every divorce. Though common issues may present themselves in every divorce, the complexity and importance of those individual issues will vary from one couple to the next. Property division can be one of the most difficult...
Getting married under 34 or even in one’s early 20’s has not been atypical, especially in the south. However, what is increasing is the number of divorces that occur within this young age group. Though, divorcing young does come with its own set of problems. By the...
Most California couples who have decided to end their marriage look for ways to keep the divorce process free from needless anger and conflict. Fortunately, the California courts and the attorneys who practice divorce law have developed two ways of virtually...
Divorce will affect every aspect of our lives. This fact only becomes more extreme the longer a couple was together prior to the divorce. This is because, in a marriage, two lives become one, and in a divorce, one life becomes two. Where we once could split all...