Child support is a required payment made by the non-custodial parent to the custodial parent for the care and maintenance of the person's child or children. In California, courts must issue an order directing the non-custodial parent to pay child support according to...
Spousal support is often an extremely contentious issue in many California divorces. Endless debates go on between the lawyers at both ends whether one spouse is deserving of spousal support and how much the other has the capacity to pay. While the receiving party...
Divorce mediation is a process in which a divorce is facilitated by a neutral mediator. Divorced couples in California as well as in other parts of the United States often experience unpleasant situations as they are going through the divorce process. A mediator can...
Divorce is stressful for all those involved, especially children. Often, children are forced to let go of one parent and are sometimes required to adjust to a parent's new spouse. Single parents in Oakland may agree that single parenting is difficult and frustrating...
Many California residents are well aware that asset division is one of the most contentious issues in any divorce, especially when the parties involved are millionaires. High financial risks are often involved in a high value divorce and any minute mistake can cost a...
Most couples who are about to marry have trouble seeing any flaws in their relationships. Love and the dream of an ideal future together often keep them from discussing the possibility of separation or divorce. Unfortunately, given the reality that about half of all...
Divorce can be a bitter way to end a relationship, and oftentimes this bitterness extends beyond the courtroom, permanently damaging whatever was left of a relationship between the separated spouses. California is a state where the divorce rate is pretty high, and...
People in California who have gone through a divorce know about the different financial issues that are common to most divorces. Spousal support and property division, for example, are issues in many California divorces. With regard to spousal support, one party can...
Divorced spouses in California may be aware that it is their responsibility to collect the money that they are entitled to from a divorce judgment. The family law court plays no role in the collection of assets or money that a spouse is due from property division...
Divorced spouses in California, who have filed for child support, may be interested to know what role the court plays in determining a child support order. Generally, the judge in a family court is the final authority in determining the child support amount and...
