August is Child Support Awareness Month in the state of California. Authorities and residents alike are taking time to contemplate the child support system and consider its benefits as well as areas for improvement.The child support agencies in the state, 51 in all,...
Year: 2013
Divorce mediation can reduce stress in divorce
While there are many challenges a person may face in life, divorce can be one of the most difficult. With so many life-changing factors involved in the separation process, including the loss of a relationship both spouses once promised would be for life, child custody...
Famous documentarian and wife to divorce
For those California residents who have gone through a divorce, the fear of gossip about a private situation is no doubt a familiar emotion. For most individuals going through separation, however, the process is mainly private, with only some friends and family privy...
Post-DOMA decision; how same-sex divorce shakes out
Since the U.S. Supreme Court released its decisions on the same-sex marriage cases, the state of California has experienced a flurry of media surrounding the overturning of Proposition Eight. With the dust cleared, there are now a number of housekeeping items to get...
Child custody battle strands mother and child in Brazil
California residents are well aware that one of the most potentially contentious aspects of divorce can be that of determining child custody. While separating property and other assets, or even ironing out spousal support details are certainly difficult, making the...
Some pensions not community property in California
When it comes to divorce, there are many questions to answer, including the details of child custody, child support and how to divide the property. Many separating couples may assume the most difficult part of the process is coming to an agreement as to how to answer...
Baby boomer divorce can involve more difficult property division
Perhaps it won't come as a surprise here in California that as baby boomers, one of the largest subgroups of the U.S. population, start to retire, the number of divorces for people over 50 is on the rise. A generation that dramatically changed many aspects of American...
Some of the highest asset divorces
California residents may know all too well the complications that are involved in divorce. In a state where the divorce rate is rising above 50 percent, a separating couple is no longer a rare event. The state of California, due to its many attractions to celebrities...
The would-haves and should-haves of divorce
Previous posts here have covered the troubling aspects of divorce and just how a person might surmount them. Another potentially useful focus is learning from another's divorce mistakes. California residents may be interested to know what their peers would have done...
Exposing income in a high-asset divorce
There are many things about the divorce process that make obtaining a separation from one's spouse a trying event. For example, going through the emotional strife inherent in losing one's partner is particularly troubling. Furthermore, determining complicated...