Keeping the family home can be quite challenging during divorce, especially if the parties have little or no equity in it. Once upon a time, families owned their homes outright without any mortgage payments. Today is a different story – many mortgage payments cannot be made or worse, homes are in foreclosure. Today’s economy has… Continue reading →
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Who keeps the house after divorce?
While divorce proceedings take place, both parties usually want to stay in the family home. It’s a safe place to be while everything around them seems uncertain and scary. Two questions that often come up are, 1) “How will the mortgage payment be made?” and 2) “Does it make financial sense to live there?” It… Continue reading →
Solving problems with divorce
Many couples think a divorce will solve all of their problems. They do not realize that a divorce is just the legal termination of their marriage. The problems may still be present. The divorce process involves recreating your life emotionally and financially. Before you begin any legal action, sit down and make yourself a detailed… Continue reading →
Supervised visitation
When a parent has concerns about their children being in the care of the other parent, they often request that contact between that parent and child be supervised. The court’s number one concern is the best interest of the child. It will attempt to balance the child’s best interest while allowing the non-custodial parent to… Continue reading →
Protecting your assets before, during and after a divorce
Depending on a couple’s finances, a divorce can be financially crippling to both parties. Knowing what to do can help protect you financially. A pre-nuptial agreement written by the couple before marriage details the division of assets in case the marriage ends in divorce down the road. In most cases, it does not cover child… Continue reading →
Coping with emotions during a divorce
Anyone going through a divorce knows that regardless of the situation, there is a lot of emotional stress involved. It is especially difficult when the divorce is being contested and there is a lot of conflict, but even during a relatively peaceful process, individuals oftentimes find they are angry and depressed. Many individuals find they… Continue reading →
Changing your name after a divorce
When a couple gets married today, very often the female changes her name to that of her husband’s. For those women who do so, it is not a difficult decision. What can be difficult though is what happens if they divorce? Once you have been married for many years, it may seem impossible to go… Continue reading →
Marital debt division
When a couple gets divorced, they are faced with the dilemma of dividing up their debts as well as their assets. The division of marital debt and assets is a complicated area of family law. California Family Court has the right to divide joint debts between the couple, regardless of whose name is on the… Continue reading →
Relocation disputes
With the economy the way it is today, and companies changing locations more often, it is becoming more common for a primary residential parent to relocate children away from the other parent. Under California family law, prior to relocating a child a distance that would significantly disrupt the other parent’s schedule; the relocating parent must… Continue reading →
Can’t follow the parenting plan?
California law requires a couple with children who are divorcing to come up with a parenting plan that works for all concerned. If they cannot, the court will make sure they attend mediation for help. If this does not work, the judge will determine the parenting plan for them. It is always better when the… Continue reading →
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