Presumed Parents and Child Custody When unmarried “parents” are no longer on amicable terms, we often see one attempting to prevent the other from exercising legal custody decision-making and [...]
Most parents in the midst of a custody dispute are not aware of all the procedural steps involved on the path to obtaining child custody and parenting time orders. As a result, they are likely [...]
During divorce settlement discussions, spouses can be very creative in their agreements to divide assets and debts. Spouses may consider an equal or unequal division of community property, the [...]
Most people are not aware of the procedures, rules, timelines, and various legalities and technicalities governing the dissolution of marriage and legal separation, let alone their rights and [...]
Divorce & Taxes… To the disappointment of everyone involved in a divorce or legal separation, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will not give special extensions, or wait until a case [...]
Child support is a highly contentious issue in family courts. Parents argue over every detail that could impact the amount of support, whether it is appropriately paid, and for how long it needs [...]
The end of a divorce case, also known as dissolution of marriage in California, is when a final judgment has been entered and can no longer be altered in some way. Much conflict occurs in the [...]
Pets are property, but we care for their needs and treat them as family too! They are living beings that require food, water, shelter, veterinary care, and as most people would agree, affection. [...]
In prior articles, we’ve discussed generally the duty to disclose and some of the main documents that make up the Preliminary and Final Declarations of Disclosure. Despite this duty, the reality [...]