Although marijuana has been legalized in California, substance abuse issues continue to grip families in every city and town in the state. This has a tremendous impact on individual lives, especially when children are involved. That’s why it’s imperative that you stay...
California Family Law Blog
These 7 things can help you get through your divorce
No one expects their marriage to fail. No one plans to go through the divorce process. Unfortunately, sometimes, it is necessary in order to get the life you want and deserve. If you have found yourself preparing to dissolve your marriage, don’t fret. There are few...
Spousal support: Do you know your marital standard of living?
Your divorce can have major financial implications for your life moving forward. That’s why you need to aggressively seek an outcome that is fair and best positions you for success post-divorce. While this certainly means focusing on property division, it also means...
Is parental gatekeeping preventing access to your child?
Custodial parents have a lot of power over their children. Not only do they oftentimes dictate where the child will live, but they can also manipulate what information the child receives and who has contact with the child. In other words, the custodial parent is...
Visitation options for divorced parents in California
While sometimes divorced parents in California share physical custody with each parent having the child in their care 50% of the time, oftentimes this 50/50 split is simply not feasible, especially if the parents live far apart from one another or have conflicting...
Three options for the family business in a divorce
Owning a successful business with your spouse does not always translate to a successful marriage. Being a business owner in California can be stressful and disagreements can arise. If this stress bleeds into your relationship you may find that you and your spouse are...
Can mediation work for your divorce?
While most television shows depict divorce as an adversarial process with couples fighting over everything from property division to child custody, the reality is that this is not the only way to settle a divorce. More and more couples are turning to mediation as an...
Three ways to split property in a divorce
With so much changing during a divorce and after it, it is only natural that both parties try to hang on to the familiar as much as possible. This is why property division is often so contested, especially when it comes to ownership over the family home. Deciding who...
Taking care of the children in a high-conflict divorce
Everyone suffers in a divorce, but it is the children who will be the most profoundly impacted. Of course, divorce is the best course of action when there are fundamental differences between the parents that lead to constant fights and underlying tension. But when...
The perils of divorcing after 50
For some couples entering their golden years, the financial landscape may be seeming a little less secure than they may have anticipated. As the rate of divorce for couples after age 50 has doubled since 1990, the phenomenon of gray divorce has garnered recent...
