When an Unmarried Couple Breaks Up, Do I have Rights? When an unmarried couple decides to separate, it can be just as emotionally devastating as when a legally married couple divorces. However, it raises a new set of questions about your rights, and who is entitled to what. Dividing up your assets may be easier… Continue reading →
Physical and Legal Custody
What’s the Difference Between Physical and Legal Custody? In a divorce settlement, there are two main types of child custody: physical custody and legal custody. Both can be broken down into more specific types of custody. Each type entails different rules and responsibilities for the parents, depending on the terms agreed upon in court. Below,… Continue reading →
Determining Factors: Spousal Support Payments
Spousal support refers to when one spouse transfers money or assets to another spouse after divorce. It may also be referred to as “alimony” or “maintenance.”The function of spousal support is to prevent a spouse from experiencing a decrease in standard of living after a divorce. Sometimes, one of the spouses has been out of… Continue reading →
I’m Unemployed-How Do I Pay Child Support?
In California, child support is based on an algebraic formula which takes into account a variety of factors including each parent’s tax filing status and average monthly income. Child support is usually awarded to the parent with whom the child spends the majority of his or her time with, called the custodial parent, and is… Continue reading →
Debt during Divorce- Who is Responsible?
California is a community property state- this means that all property acquired during a marriage belongs to both spouses, including assets and debt. Debt belongs to both spouses even if only one spouse signed the paperwork for the debt. However, community property law defines separate property as property acquired before marriage or after separation. So,… Continue reading →
Preliminary Financial Disclosures
Preliminary financial disclosure is a mandatory part of getting a divorce. It is important that, when disclosing your debts and assets, you are as honest and transparent as possible. If you or your spouse are found to have purposely omitted any pertinent information, the consequences will affect both parties. When accounting for all your assets,… Continue reading →
I’m A Domestic Violence Victim
In the state of California, domestic violence is a very serious issue. California Penal Code Section 13700 states, “Abuse means intentionally or recklessly causing or attempting to cause bodily injury, or placing another person in reasonable apprehension of imminent serious bodily injury to himself or herself, or another.” Domestic violence means, “Abuse committed against an… Continue reading →
Do I have To Pay Child Support?
Every child deserves his or her parent’s support – both emotional and financial. Both parents are required to support their child until he or she reaches the age of 18, graduates from high school, marries, emancipates or joins the military. The non-custodial parent is required to pay a reasonable amount of child support to the… Continue reading →
Alimony & divorce
Alimony is also known as spousal support. Alimony, or the amount (in dollars, property, etc.) of spousal support that one spouse will provide to another during divorce or separation is determined by many factors that can include the length of the marriage, the support during the marriage, and is considered a continuation of that support… Continue reading →
Prenuptial Agreement Contract
Are you planning a wedding? Do you have assets that you would like to protect just in case your marriage does not last? Do you have questions about whether a prenuptial agreement is right for you? A prenuptial agreement is a contract between two unmarried people that decide the terms of a divorce before they… Continue reading →
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