Why You Should Keep a Detailed Custody Journal With Your Ex
A custody journal is exactly what it sounds like: a log of when you and your ex actually have physical custody and/or visitation of your child after a custody determination. At a very basic level, a custody journal should contain: 1) the time at which your child was...
How to Support Friends Going Through a Divorce
For some, divorce is a common occurrence among friends, but, for many, a friend’s divorce can come as not only a shock, but also uncharted territory. It can be confusing to know what to do or say to a friend when they tell about a pending separation or divorce,...
What Factors Affect How Much Spousal Support Is Awarded in a California Divorce?
The first thing many people considering and/or facing divorce for the first time think about is splitting up property between the spouse (e.g. who gets the house?), or what arrangements will be made for children, but often the most financially significant issue that...
How to Keep Your Spouse From Stealing Assets During a California Divorce
Getting divorced can easily feel like a one-way ticket into The Twilight Zone. You thought you knew someone only to see a whole other side of them, and other, even darker sides may be coming out. With the relationship coming to an end, your spouse may be acting in...
My Spouse is Cyber Bullying Me – Can I Get a Restraining Order in California?
The state of California has long had laws in place to protect individuals from a dangerous spouse or ex-spouse, whether they are married, separated, or divorced. With the age of the Internet, there are unfortunately new ways for people to intimidate, harass, and...
Getting a California Divorce When Your Spouse Lives Out-of-State
It is not uncommon for a spouse who is presently living in California to want to seek a divorce from a spouse living in another state. The fact that you and your spouse live in separate states may well be part of the cause for your divorce (e.g. your spouse abandoned...
Dating During a California Divorce: Bad Idea?
Oftentimes, people who are entering into the divorce process can feel starved for the affection, romance, and tenderness that might have been missing from their marriage for a very long time, and so there can be an overwhelming impulse to get “back out there” and go...
Can I Get My Spouse to Pay My Attorney’s Fees in a California Divorce?
One of the most common reasons people going through a divorce in California are hesitant to speak with an attorney is simply fear of the cost. It is true that a reputable family law attorney will need to be paid for their time in overseeing and navigating your divorce...
How to Create a 50/50 Joint Custody Schedule in California
When parents of a child do not live together, but they have agreed to have 50/50 joint physical custody - or a judge has granted joint physical custody - there is the further question of what the schedule of the child staying with each parent will look like. As with...
Proving Paternity Outside of Marriage in California
A biological parent of a child has a legal obligation to financially support that child until he or she reaches the age of majority, typically 18. This is true whether the biological parents of the child were married for many years or they had a one-night stand and...