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...
Can I Receive Backpayments for Child Support in CA?
If you have been raising a child on your own in California without the financial support of the other parent, then you may be entitled to obtain a child support award from that parent, which will be set based on a variety of factors, including each parent’s incomes...
What to Do if Your Ex-Spouse is Late on Child Support Payments in CA
Your ex-spouse should be paying the child support payments owed to you, in full, on-time, every time, period. It is not only your ex-spouse’s legal and moral obligation to help financially support your child, but, when there is a court order, it is absolutely the case...
Can I Receive Backpayments for Child Support in CA?
If you have been raising a child on your own in California without the financial support of the other parent, then you may be entitled to obtain a child support award from that parent, which will be set based on a variety of factors, including each parent’s incomes...
Preventing Your Spouse From Hiding Assets During a Divorce
For as long as there are divorce proceedings in California, there will be spouses trying to hide assets from the other spouse for any of the following reasons, among others: To avoid having to share community property 50/50 with the other spouse To prevent the other...
Going Through a Divorce? Be Careful What You Post on Facebook
People going through a divorce can often rapidly change their relationship with social media. On one extreme, a person may not want anyone (including a soon-to-be ex-spouse or nosy third parties) snooping in on their business, or they may just not have the bandwidth...