The agreements reached in divorce regarding spousal and child support as well as child custody are typically a snapshot of where families are at the time that a couple decides to part ways. While divorcing couples should try to look ahead to prevent the need for...
People generally don't know what the future holds after they have declared their intention to divorce. Only those with carefully drafted and legally viable marital agreements will be able to predict the outcome of property division with 100% accuracy. Even those who...
There’s good news and bad news when it comes to the state of marital unions in the United States these days. The good news is that divorce rates are dropping: Roughly four people out of a thousand could expect to get divorced back in the year 2000, but only 2.5 people...
You and your spouse are going to get divorced. You’ve already had children, so you know that becoming co-parents will be part of this process. You both still want to be involved in the children’s lives, and you know that it’s generally best for a child’s development...
Parents may spend weeks negotiating with one another or attend multiple hearings in court while presenting their side of the situation to create an effective parenting plan. Assessing a family's circumstances and the unique needs of the children in the household will...
California is a community property state, which generally means that couples need to split the value of their assets in half if they get divorced unless an exception applies to a particular asset that should be treated as separate property. A lot of couples have...
Some experts estimate that it can take more than a million dollars in investment and lost wages to raise a single child to adulthood. Families that invest in private school, extracurricular activities and other forms of enrichment may spend well more than that. It is...
“Who gets the house?” has long been a hot question for divorcing couples. With the housing market being what it is today and good rentals harder than ever to come by, the new question many divorcing couples are asking is, “Who gets the apartment?” The answer may...
Children are often the biggest complicating factor in modern divorces. Couples have to negotiate custody arrangements and support matters, which can take a lot more effort and careful consideration than basic property division matters. They will also remain in close...
Typically, parents divorcing or separating in California will share custody. Both of them will have time with the children and some authority to make decisions. Most legal experts and psychologists will advise parents to keep the conflict as low as possible in custody...
