Are you looking to separate from your spouse but not ready to commit to a divorce? If so, it may be wise for you to look into a legal separation. A legal separation allows you to live apart while it makes provisions for any children involved. While you are still married, you are able to… Continue reading →
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Alimony modification
Alimony or spousal support is paid by one spouse to the spouse with fewer financial resources when the couple divorces. The purpose is to help the less financially advantaged spouse transition into a new life. Before alimony is awarded by the court, it must be proven that the circumstances demand such an order. If the… Continue reading →
Creating a prenuptial agreement
You know you do not need to be a Hollywood celebrity or millionaire investment banker to benefit from a prenuptial agreement? Today, prenuptial agreements are being written by people who are entering a second marriage and have children from their previous relationship. It is important to understand your rights and obligations from the beginning –… Continue reading →
Parenting plan after a divorce
The court requires all divorcing parents to adopt a parenting plan, which is intended to ensure the child continues to have frequent and continued contact with both parents. The parenting plan must detail how the parents will share and be involved in the day-to-day raising of their minor child. It should include parental responsibility, time… Continue reading →
Do you have contempt issues?
What happens when your ex-spouse violates the terms of your divorce settlement? The decision to divorce, in most cases, is a difficult one. Reaching an agreeable arrangement for child and/or spousal support, child custody, visitation, property and debt division, and all the other family issues involved in the dissolution of a marriage is time-consuming, stressful… Continue reading →
Divorce and division of assets
If you are facing divorce and about to be on your own, you are naturally concerned about how your assets and liabilities will be divided. Generally, marital property is considered to be assets and debts acquired during the marriage. Non-marital property is property acquired before the marriage. An exception would be an inheritance received during… Continue reading →
Filing for an annulment
While a divorce ends a valid marriage through a process that restores the individual’s single status and gives them the ability to remarry, an annulment completely erases the marriage as if it never existed. An annulment can be initiated by either party. The party that initiates the annulment must prove the grounds used in filing… Continue reading →
Tax consequences and divorce
When a couple is going through the divorce process, especially when they are fighting over the division of assets, they are not thinking about the significant tax consequences down the road. It is important to know how to make informed decisions about the tax consequences of property division and support payments. It is important to… Continue reading →
Were you married more than 10 years?
California is one of the few states where a person can benefit in spousal support payments if they have been married for more than ten years. The spouse earning less income has the right to receive alimony for however long and as long as the paying spouse can pay it. Although few do, it is… Continue reading →
Who gets the family home after a divorce?
One of the biggest questions to be asked during the divorce process is, “Who gets the family home?” Should the wife or husband get it or should it be sold and the proceeds split? Keep in mind that property, such as this family house, acquired during the marriage is community property and each spouse is… Continue reading →
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