Divorce may sound like a scary subject to you, involving a splitting of assets, communication you may have never thought would exist, and questions you may be a little on edge to answer. If your divorce has become a form of messy that you would have never expected and you feel like both sides are… Continue reading →
Posts Tagged ‘California’
California Health and Safety Code Section 103426, California Law Update – Changing Gender on Birth Certificates is Now an Option
Along with one of the many new laws that California has put in place recently, there is the California Health and Safety Code Section 103426, which states that it is now legal to change the gender on a birth certificate without gaining a court order. This is especially helpful for transgender individuals who wish to… Continue reading →
No Publication Required For California Name Changes Related to Gender Transition
When someone decides to make a change to his or her gender, sometimes they also wish to change their name to better suit their new gender. According to a new law set in motion that became effective on July, 1, 2014, persons that have decided to change their name to better suit their new… Continue reading →
What Are the Grounds for Divorce in California? What is the Residency Requirement for Divorce in California? How is Property Divided When a Couple Gets a Divorce in California?
These are some of the many questions that may arise when a couple is considering getting a divorce or has already decided to get a divorce in California. Most of the time in California, the grounds for divorce are simply that the couple has differences that cannot be worked through and no other option is… Continue reading →
Costly Mistakes Can Hurt Your Divorce Settlement
About 50% of all California marriages end in divorce. Those are not very good odds for anyone. In some cases, an individual could end up with an unfair settlement, causing him or her financial challenges that are hard to fix. A settlement agreement consists of court orders and divorce decisions that each party must follow…. Continue reading →
Determining Child Custody
The overriding consideration in determining child custody is always the best interests of the child. If the child is old enough, the court will talk to him or her before making a decision. Getting Divorce is already overwhelming enough for the parents involved, so one recommendation is to have a detail parenting plan written determining… Continue reading →
The California divorce process in 4 steps
Initial Filings – The Petition and Summons In order to start the divorce process in California, one spouse files for divorce by filling out two very basic court forms: the “Petition” and the “Summons.” This initial paperwork is filed with the court, and then served upon the other spouse. After being served, the other spouse… Continue reading →
Child support defined
Child support, as its name implies, is a means of providing money from the higher earning parent to the lower earning parent in order to provide for the necessities of life (and other items as well) for the benefit of the minor children. Under California law, parents are required to continue providing financially for their… Continue reading →
California cohabitation agreements
Cohabitation occurs when two people live together, are engaged in an intimate relationship and do not have a legal commitment such as a valid marriage or recognized domestic partnership. When couples cohabitate, California law does not recognize their individual assets as community property as when two people are married. It is not hard to see… Continue reading →
Common Property & Divorce
Many family legal issues can come up during a divorce process. For example, if Kobe Bryant’s California divorce proceedings were to resume, it could cost the basketball player an estimated $1.36 million a month. There might be many other family law issues presented by the potential high-asset divorce if it were to proceed as well,… Continue reading →
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