Divorce

Dividing assets can be the most complex and contentious issue in a California divorce, especially if either spouse has been previously married or if the couple owns significant assets. Before deciding whether to retain an appraiser, a spouse on the cusp of a 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...

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...

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...

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...

During your marriage, your spouse has been the breadwinner. You’ve depended on his or her financial support for years, and now that you are getting a divorce, you worry about how you’ll be able to support yourself. This has you wondering if your divorce settlement...

Sometimes a married couple in California needs to take a break from one another, but for a variety of reasons do not want to divorce. Legal separation may be the solution they are looking for, at least for a while. The following is some information on legal separation...

California is known as a no-fault divorce state. That means that a party does not have to claim that their spouse did something significantly wrong that led to the end of their marriage. Though other jurisdictions still recognize and may require claims of fault to get...

When the subject of divorce comes up, it often brings to mind a courtroom battle, long drawn-out fights over custody or property, and extensive emotional distress for the whole family. Fortunately, there are non-litigated options, called alternative dispute resolution...

There is a perception that California divorces need to be contentious and complicated with the sides in dispute over every issue and ending up in court. However, that does not need to be so. In some situations, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) can be effective....