Holidays can be challenging for divorced parents. Generally, the holidays are alternated, meaning that the children spend the holiday with one parent one year and the other parent the next year. If this is your first holiday without your children, it can be a lonely...
Divorce
Common Divorce Misconceptions – Mom Always Gets Custody
There was a time, decades ago, when many married women were stay-at-home moms and dads were the ones who went off to work every day, and when, in divorce, there was a preference for awarding custody of the children to the mother. Those days are gone and the idea that...
Common Causes of Divorce
When looking at the most common causes of divorce, I find it is often the accumulation of little things that build up. The couple gets busy, and communication breaks down until it finally gets to the point that one or both parties essentially throw their hands in the...
How Are Digital Assets Divided in Divorce?
Dividing digital assets has become more common in divorces. It can be complicated to locate digital assets and to put a value on them. However, they are divided like any other marital asset in California. Digital Assets and Community Property Generally, all assets...
How Do Attorneys Charge in a Divorce?
Every potential client wants to know how much their divorce process will cost in and what the attorney will charge. All aspects of how the attorney fees arrangement will work should be thoroughly discussed and specifically stated in your written contract. Review the...
What to Expect in a Collaborative Divorce?
Many couples do not want to go through the contentious process of a litigated divorce. They have heard about a collaborative divorce and wonder if it will work for them. What is a Collaborative Divorce? A Collaborative Divorce is a structured divorce process where the...
Divorce: Immediate Financial Needs to Address
When people are considering a divorce, many times one of the primary concerns is how to pay for the divorce. You may already be struggling with paying the bills, so how to pay for your divorce attorneys may weigh heavily on your minds. You may also question how to pay...
Child Custody: The Right of First Refusal
The term “right of first refusal” has its origin in contract law. For example, if a tenant has the right of first refusal, before the owner can sell the property, the tenant must first be given the opportunity to purchase it before the owner can sell it to anyone...
Divorce: Creating Positive Outcomes for Kids
When parents divorce, their children always have questions. They fear the unknown and wonder what their new life will be like, just as their parents often do. There are things parents can do that can create positive outcomes for their kids. Positive Outcomes for Kids...
How to Get Divorced in California
The only way to get divorced in California is by having a document signed by a judge called a Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage. There are procedures you must follow to get that document. 4 Steps to Getting a Divorce in California 1) Filing a Petition for...