You have rights when it comes to your child as a father in California. In the past, courts tended to favor the mother in custody actions, based on outdated notions that mothers were supposed to be the caregivers while fathers worked outside of the home. While these...
When two people come together in a marriage, each party will bring property and assets into the marriage. If that marriage later ends in divorce, it is up to the parties to determine who brought what into the marriage, and who will leave with what. The first step is...
As a California father, you may find yourself missing out on valuable time with your child due to an adverse custody decision. Unfortunately, although California law presumes that shared custody is in the best interest of a child, due to antiquated parenting...
When we read divorce headlines, we often read about the child custody, child support and spousal support battles. In addition, we read about the battles over the family home and celebrity mansions. It is these latter headlines that involve divorce property division....
In a time of uncertainty, you should know you have options. If you are contemplating divorce or mediation or are in the beginning stages of the divorce process, California collaborative law may interest you. What is collaborative law? Collaborative law provides an...
Child support serves an important purpose. It allows a parent with the primary responsibility of raising a child to receive much needed financial support to meet the child’s needs. The amount of child support paid is based on several factors. After considering these...
When you finally get out of an abusive relationship, you will feel like you can breathe for the first time. However, remember, just because your ex-spouse can no longer reach out and physically hurt you does not mean that they cannot still negatively affect your life....
When it comes to property division in divorce, California is one of several community property states in the United States. In community property states, all property acquired during the marriage is considered to community property. That is, the property is jointly...
It’s not unusual for a divorce to become contentious. There’s a lot of emotion involved for both spouses and it’s easy to become upset and frustrated with the process and each other. What most couples don’t realize is that the law requires a certain level of conduct...
Often when parents in California divorce, one parent will have the child in their care more than half of the time and the other parent has visitation time with the child. However, not all visitation orders look the same. There are different types of visitation orders...