The following are examples of contempt actions and their consequences: · A parent not paying child support – can be jailed until full payment is made · When one party does not turn over an asset subject to a settlement agreement – can be jailed until asset is relinquished · Refusing visitation to the non-custodial… Continue reading →
Posts Tagged ‘Family Law’
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 →
Child custody evaluator
A professional child custody evaluator is a neutral third party when it comes to child custody matters in court. His or her sole purpose is to determine the best interests of the child’s overall well-being. His or her recommendations are used to guide the court in its decisions on child custody. The evaluator looks at… Continue reading →
Who pays for the child’s college after a divorce?
Do you and your former spouse have a child that is about to enter college? Are you wondering who pays for your child’s college expenses? When two parents are divorcing and there is a college-bound child involved, expenses for that child become a major concern when negotiating the divorce settlement. They include tuition, room and… Continue reading →
False allegations of child abuse
There is nothing more frightening than a parent to claim child abuse against the other parent in a child custody dispute. Being falsely accused creates a very big challenge for the accused. Courts err on the side of protecting children from alleged perpetrators. A parent who is falsely accused may end up with supervised visitation…. 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 →
Signs of domestic violence
If you are afraid of your current or ex-partner, you have a right to be protected under the law. I have heard people ask if this applies to emotional abuse as well as physical abuse. When an individual suffers from emotional abuse, it is because their partner wants to control, degrade, humiliate and punish him… 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 →
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 →
Is your spousal support in arrears?
In many divorce cases spousal support is ordered to ensure that the former spouse keeps the standard of living established during the marriage. A problem arises if support hasn’t been paid in several months. The court does not stand for this and have made it almost impossible to get rid of arrears. Once arrears are… Continue reading →
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