During your divorce, one of the most important things to establish is custody of your child. You need to set up a parenting plan and custody schedule that works for everyone involved. Your child may have their own preferences in terms of where they go to live after...
It’s the holiday season, and people everywhere are feeling the financial pinch -- parents most of all. It can be a struggle to pull enough out of the monthly budget to make sure that your kids have gifts under their tree. Can child support be used to buy Christmas...
The military lifestyle can be tough on a marriage. There is often a lot of moving, even for those who are stationed domestically. Additionally, if a military member gets deployed, they may be away from their family for months at a time. None of this is easy, and...
You’re part of a professional practice with a boss or partners, assistants, employees and clients -- all of whom expect you to be available, attentive and oriented to your work. That can present a big problem when you’re going through a divorce. Whether you want the...
California has always been more socially progressive than a lot of other states. It’s no real surprise, then, that the state embraced the concept of virtual visitation wholeheartedly. When parents have complicated schedules or travel a lot, virtual visitation can...
When you file for divorce in California, you and your spouse will have to divide marital property. You can potentially reach your own settlement or you can litigate the property division process and have a judge apply California's community property laws to your...
Raising a child is incredibly expensive, and both parents should play an active role in their child's support. Fulfilling your parental responsibilities involves not only spending time with your child but also providing for their practical and financial needs. Even...
Divorce is one of the most difficult life events you can experience. What can make it particularly challenging is that you’re required to make multiple decisions that can affect you (and your children, if you have them) for many years to come. However, you have to...
In an ideal world, couples who don’t get along would peacefully separate and divorce with a minimum of fuss and little (or no) acrimony. Unfortunately, it’s far from a perfect world -- and even a divorce that starts out reasonably amicable can get ugly as it proceeds....
Your spouse has a lot of student loan debt -- more than $100,000 -- and has been in school during your marriage. Perhaps you got married as an undergrad or maybe your spouse graduated and then went back to school after your wedding. Either way, you’ve known about that...