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Getting Divorced Without Your Spouse’s Signature or Consent

When couples go through a divorce, it is common for there to be disagreements. There are several…

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Do Grandparents have Rights to Visitation?

When a marriage ends and children are involved, we often don’t consider the family members beyond those…

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Same-Sex Divorce

Prior to same-sex marriage, any issue you could possibly imagine regarding divorce has been seen and settled…

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Exclusive Use and Occupancy

As we are all hoping the worst of the pandemic is behind us, many couples that were…

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Is there a difference between Visitation and Parenting Time?

“Visitation” was the term used for the time the noncustodial parent spends with their children. For those…

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How to Avoid a Charge of Contempt of Court if you can No Longer Afford Your Support Payments

In family law, a finding of contempt is a way for the Court to “encourage” compliance with…

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Contempt of Court

Contempt of court order is a legal remedy that is available to either party in a family…

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Divorce vs. Separation

When relationships become difficult and a couple is trying to determine whether or not they wish to…

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Resolving Personal Property Division

As if a divorce isn’t confusing and tricky enough, when you’re walking down the road of forever…

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Dealing with Divorce: Taking Care of Yourself

Going through a divorce is one of the most difficult and stressful things that can happen to…

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Dealing with Holiday Stress

We are only a few days from the holidays and the end of the holiday season. For…

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Stop Procrastinating on Finalizing your Divorce

Stress and emotion are incredible motivators. When things are stressful, we tend to act very quickly. The…

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Divorce proceedings can be complicated even for the most civil of couples. However, in any case, there…

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Keeping Friends and Family Out of Your Divorce

Going through a divorce can be an incredibly personal and emotional time in your life not only…

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How to Handle Social Gatherings with your Ex

After a divorce or a breakup, there are still going to be awkward interactions with your ex.…

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Questions and Answers about Mediation

We have discussed mediation in a previous blog post, but there are so many questions about Divorce…

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Parenting Coordination

Over the last 20 years, the area of Family Law has gone through some major changes in…

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Getting Back Out There. Online Dating Do’s and Don’ts

Getting back into the dating scene after a divorce is a process. You may take some time…

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Is an Inheritance Considered a Marital Asset?

Like many people, we have taken some of this time during the COVID pandemic to do some…

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Determining How Much of a Business is Community Property

California is a community property state. This means that during a divorce, all marital assets are divided…

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The Myth of the 50% Divorce Rate

Was the divorce rate ever really 50%? One of the most quoted statistics is that 1 in…

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Custody Evaluations

Going through a divorce is a stressful process. We do what we can to remove as much…

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Getting Back to Custody Agreements

The good news is mask mandates are lifting, and the world may finally be on its way…

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Domestic Violence and COVID

As we pass the one-year mark of the extreme circumstances surrounding the COVID pandemic, many relationships are…

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Vocational Evaluations

Marriage is ideally a partnership in which two people share the load of responsibilities- physical, emotional, or…

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Using Technology to Keep the Peace

There really is an app for everything. California has been a No-Fault divorce state for about 50…

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The Impact of Divorce on Teenagers

If you have suicidal thoughts, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 for support and assistance…

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Getting Together Over Video

Nobody ever gets married with the vision of a future filled with divorce, and no one ever…

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Custody Disagreement During the Time of COVID-19

Custody agreements between parents remain a sensitive subject at the best of times. You would think with…

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Going Back to School During a Pandemic

Here we are, September again…time for school, and the return to regularly scheduled programming…with a twist. The…

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When Do Non-Marital Assets Become Marital Assets?

Even though California is a community property state, not all assets owned by each spouse are marital…

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You have a fiduciary responsibility to your spouse during a divorce.

First, we must define what means to be a fiduciary. A fiduciary is a person who has…

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What happens when a kid gets sick just before parenting time?

The phrase “parenting time” is being used in place of “visitation” since it makes it sound like…

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Quarantine Leading to Higher Rates of Divorce

Social distancing is causing a lot of stress for many across the state and country. Keeping yourself…

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Spousal and Child Abuse During Isolation

Rise in Cases of Abuse For many people, these last few weeks have been unprecedented. Many of…

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Missing Child Support Payments During the Coronavirus Pandemic

There are many sad realities that we are all dealing with during the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. At…

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Let’s Get Through the Pandemic Crisis Together

It is an unfortunate reality we live in right now with a Pandemic making its way across…

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5 Signs Your Marriage is in Trouble

The holidays are behind us, the celebrations long gone and now that we are firmly entrenched in…

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Divorced for the Holidays

As you are probably aware, the all-consuming “Holiday Season” is upon us, and for those of us…

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Take it Easy for the Holidays

One of the negative “side effects” of wanting to have a good holiday season is the pressure…

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Holiday Season Scheduling

Just as the arrival of September signals the beginning of the new school year, with all the…

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School is Back in Session

Parents everywhere are rejoicing as they send their offspring back to school this fall. For some, this…

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Child Support Re-assessment After Losing a Job

Losing a job is a life-changing event and can be made even more upsetting if you are…

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Summer Vacations After a Divorce

Whether you have a parenting plan in place throughout the year, or a custody agreement mandated by…

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Take the High Road

Conflicts between two people always include two sets of facts that may or may not resemble each…

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Extended Family and Divorce

One of the most painful aspects of separation, after a marriage of any length, but particularly after…

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Is Conscious Uncoupling a Thing For Most People?

We in California are often bombarded with the latest celebrity divorce gossip, and it can sometimes influence…

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Prenuptial Agreements Benefit Everyone

Hopefully, in everyone’s life, they find that perfect someone that they are meant to be with. She,…

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Resolve To Be Happy

It seems a cliché to write about resolutions in the new year, but when you have just…

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When is the best time to start dating?

The New Year is fast approaching and for most of the world, this means a chance to…

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Kids and Holiday Traditions

In a previous post, we discussed getting through the holidays as a parent newly divorced with your…

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Alone for the Holidays

The holiday season, no matter the religion or culture is always accompanied by unrealistic expectations of happiness…

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Dealing with Hidden Assets During a Divorce

A fiduciary is an individual in whom another has placed the utmost trust and confidence to manage…

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Kids Going Back to School After Parents Divorce

Going back to school can be a very exciting time for a kid. They get to see…

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Contempt of Court and Child Custody

In California, there are two types of contempt of court proceedings. Direct contempt, which occurs when someone…

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Family First. Divorced Second.

The dissolution of a marriage is never easy, even when amicable. But when things are contentious and…

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What is the difference between legal separation and divorce?

If you have reached what you believe to be the end of your marriage, depending on your…

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The Difficulty and Necessity of Co-Parenting

The dissolution of a marriage is never easy, even when amicable. When things are contentious and there…

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Surviving Valentine’s Day After Divorce

According to every major media outlet in existence today, Valentine’s Day is the day to celebrate love…

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Do the Holidays and Vacations Lead to Divorce? If so, why?

If it seems that more couples announce divorce proceedings after the winter and summer holidays, a new…

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Dealing with the Holiday Season After a Divorce

The holidays are a normally stressful time, even if your family hasn’t just gone through a painful…

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Is there really a bias toward the mother when it comes to the custody of the children?

If you were to just look at the numbers, you may say that there is definitely a…

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Spousal Support

When going through a divorce, one person may be eligible for spousal support from their partner. This…

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Back to School After Divorce

Life, like time, moves forward regardless of what is going on in our lives. The process of…

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You Have To Know Yourself

Most people think that there is absolutely nothing wrong with their own behavior. If there are problems,…

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Divorce Mediation

Divorce does not need to be confrontational. Divorce mediation is one of the most frequently used methods…

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How can you bring up the prenup without it destroying the relationship?

While you are at the beginning of your relationship, the last thing you want to think about…

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Shared Custody Out of State: How to Stay Close With Your Kids After You Move.

Living away from your children after a divorce can be one of the most difficult parts of…

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How Can I Get A Divorce If I Am Unable To Locate My Spouse?

It may take two to tango, but it only takes one to waltz out of marriage in…

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What a client should know about a vocational evaluation.

I. Purpose of Evaluation To assess current and/or future employability and wage-earning capacity for the court. It…

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