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 ways to work through these disagreements...
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Tracy Duell-Cazes, CFLS
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Tracy Duell-Cazes
- Mar 1
- 2 min
Do Grandparents have Rights to Visitation?
When a marriage ends and children are involved, we often don’t consider the family members beyond those directly affected, namely parents...
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Tracy Duell-Cazes
- Apr 20, 2022
- 2 min
Exclusive Use and Occupancy
“Exclusive use and occupancy” allows the court to order the removal of your spouse from the home.
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Tracy Duell-Cazes
- Mar 18, 2022
- 3 min
Is there a difference between Visitation and Parenting Time?
To better describe the role of a noncustodial parent, the term “parenting time” came about.
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Tracy Duell-Cazes
- Feb 25, 2022
- 2 min
How to Avoid a Charge of Contempt of Court if you can No Longer Afford Your Support Payments
Contempt of Court is a way for the Court to “encourage” compliance with Family Court orders that have been violated.
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Tracy Duell-Cazes
- Sep 6, 2021
- 3 min
Is an Inheritance Considered a Marital Asset?
Is an inheritance considered marital or separate property?
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Tracy Duell-Cazes
- Aug 12, 2021
- 4 min
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 between the spouses evenly.
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Tracy Duell-Cazes
- Jul 12, 2021
- 3 min
The Myth of the 50% Divorce Rate
One of the most quoted statistics is that 1 in 2 marriages will end in divorce.
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Tracy Duell-Cazes
- Jun 19, 2021
- 3 min
Custody Evaluations
The “best interest” of a child is a common theme throughout divorce, especially in the area of child custody.
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Tracy Duell-Cazes
- May 26, 2021
- 3 min
Getting Back to Custody Agreements
The benefits of re-establishing a set, yet flexible routine going forward far outweigh any lingering resentments.
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Tracy Duell-Cazes
- Apr 23, 2021
- 3 min
Domestic Violence and COVID
Many relationships are feeling the strain of prolonged isolation
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Tracy Duell-Cazes
- Mar 16, 2021
- 3 min
Vocational Evaluations
Marriage is ideally a partnership in which two people share the load of responsibilities- physical, emotional, or financial. Whatever ...
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Tracy Duell-Cazes
- Feb 11, 2021
- 2 min
Using Technology to Keep the Peace
There really is an app for everything.
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Tracy Duell-Cazes
- Jan 22, 2021
- 4 min
The Impact of Divorce on Teenagers
It is a common thing to hear that a couple has stayed in an unhappy marriage “for the children.”
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Tracy Duell-Cazes
- Dec 26, 2020
- 3 min
Getting Together Over Video
What no one could ever have imagined in their wildest dreams was how the Global Pandemic would disrupt all those well-intentioned plans.
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Tracy Duell-Cazes
- Oct 7, 2020
- 3 min
Custody Disagreement During the Time of COVID-19
Custody agreements between parents remain a sensitive subject at the best of times.
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Tracy Duell-Cazes
- Sep 21, 2020
- 2 min
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.
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Tracy Duell-Cazes
- Aug 6, 2020
- 3 min
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 property.
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Tracy Duell-Cazes
- Aug 4, 2020
- 2 min
You have a fiduciary responsibility to your spouse during a divorce.
A fiduciary is a person who has a legal or ethical relationship of trust.
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Tracy Duell-Cazes
- Jul 22, 2020
- 3 min
What happens when a kid gets sick just before parenting time?
The phrase “parenting time” is used since "visitation" makes it sound like the non-custodial parent is a guest in their child's life.
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