For California parents paying child support, job loss can have a compounding effect. What you may not realize is that if you fall behind on child support, the consequences only escalate. This is why understanding the process of modifying child support orders in such...
Child Custody
How to prove parental alienation to bring it to a stop
Parental alienation occurs when one parent manipulates their child with the intent of driving a wedge between the child and their other parent. This alienation can occur in several ways, including by lying to the child about the other parent, sharing intimate details...
How exposure to domestic violence impacts children
Domestic violence is more common than many people realize, with some studies showing that about 25% of women and nearly 10% of men are subjected to it. Making matter worse is that children are oftentimes present when this violence occurs, which can have an extensive...
How is child support determined in California?
If you are getting a divorce, one parent may serve as primary custodial parent of the child and will be responsible for taking care of the child a majority of the time, while the other parent serves as non-custodial parent and is granted parenting time. In such cases,...
Understanding the reasons for supervised visitation
When a couple separates and they have a child in common, it may be difficult for them to work through child custody issues. In some situations, it is necessary for the parent without custody to have supervised visitation with the child. Supervised visitation may be...
How do I enforce a child support order in California?
If you are divorced or separated from your ex and you have children, one of the first issues that needs to be addressed is the issue of child support. Generally, if one parent is named primary custodian of the child and is responsible for the day-to-day care of the...
Holding parents who won’t pay child support in contempt of court
If a parent who owes child support fails to make the payments required of them and becomes delinquent, they might be held in contempt of court. This is because a child support order is an order of the court that they have deliberately violated. One way a custodial...
What can ‘reasonable’ parenting time look like in California?
One of the first questions parents ask if they file for divorce is who will have custody of their children, or “parenting time” as it is called in California. Any parenting time arrangements should be reasonable. What reasonable means can be determined by the parents...
Incorporating vacation plans into your parenting plan
Newly separated couples with children often have a hard time coordinating their schedules when they no longer live in the same house. Parents will have to come up with a child custody arrangement that works well for both of them while still prioritizing the child....
Co-parenting during graduation season
As your child gets older there will be many milestones, such as graduation from middle school or high school. Naturally, you want to share these experiences with them and participate in their special day. If you are in a co-parenting relationship, events like...