You're a divorced parent who shares custody of the kids with your ex. Their other parent is their primary custodian, and as such, receives monthly support payments from you. Or they did until recently.Your recent lay-off at work has caused you to get behind on your...
In the final weeks and months of your marriage, it may have seemed as if the two of you couldn't agree on anything together. Ultimately, this intransigence and refusal to meet each other halfway took its toll on the union between you and led to your marriage's...
When you and your spouse got married, it seemed like you shared the same views on most of the important issues in life. You were both conservative about money matters but socially liberal and plugged into the happenings in your Pleasanton community.So you were very...
If you are divorcing your child's other parent, you should first consider the value of mediating your custody case. This approach also works well with unmarried parents who are ending their relationship with one another but want to stay firmly involved in their...
If you are a California parent of college-bound children and you are preparing to divorce, one thing that you need to address is how the children's educational costs will be covered. There is nothing in the California statutes that require parents to cover their...
So, it's official. You've decided to call it quits on your marriage. Neither of you want to litigate a messy divorce in court, however.That's commendable, especially if children are involved, as it can be exceedingly difficult to co-parent civilly after dragging each...
If you are the parent of an overweight child, you may be concerned for them on several levels. On the one hand, you don't want to see your child get bullied for being overweight, with all the accompanying social stigmas that can bring.But even more than that, you have...
The pursuit of happiness is such a fundamental right that our founding fathers included it in the Declaration of Independence. Every human being has the right to live their best life in search of that often elusive state.That's why it makes no sense to remain tethered...
You can't even seem to have a civil exchange with your soon-to-be ex-spouse. Every interaction is loaded with snark and venom, and it's clear the marriage is over.As contentious as your relationship is now, could it even be possible to have a mediated divorce? It...
Maybe you always intended to get your fiance to sign a prenuptial agreement but just never found the right words to broach the subject. Or, you felt that there was no need when you both were broke newlyweds.But now, that internet startup you ran out of the basement...
