Did you get married, perhaps a quickie one in Las Vegas, and wake up the next day to realize you made a mistake? Did the word annulment come to mind? Actually, annulments have nothing to do with the duration of your marriage or changes of heart. An annulment is a legal way of erasing a… Continue reading →
Posts Tagged ‘Legal Separation’
Preliminary Financial Disclosures
The California divorce process requires the couple to prepare and exchange preliminary financial disclosures regarding incomes, expenses, property (both marital and separate) and all debts and obligations with each other. Without them, the judge will not grant the divorce. Not filling them out or filling them out incorrectly can cause problems for both parties. A… Continue reading →
Do men receive alimony?
In today’s world, women are not the only ones receiving alimony – more and more women are now paying their former husbands alimony. After a divorce, alimony has to be paid by one party to the other. This usually occurs where one spouse earns more than the other, particularly if the difference is significant. Often,… Continue reading →
Celebrity Custody Issues
David Tutera, a celebrity wedding planner and bridal fashion designer, has split from his long-time partner Ryan Jurica. He filed papers earlier this year, before the birth of the couple’s twins. After months of separation, the couple has come to a temporary custody agreement over the care of their twins, daughter Cielo and son Cedric…. Continue reading →
Do I Have To Share My Retirement Benefits?
There are currently millions of workers covered by employer-provided retirement plans in the United States. For most of these people, retirement savings represent one of their most significant assets. For a married person, especially one that is about to be divorced, it is important to know how his or her interest will be divided at… Continue reading →
Can my marriage work?
A successful marriage often requires hard work and effort on both parts. Is the thrill gone in your marriage? Oftentimes, divorce looks like the right choice, but have you thought about surviving a divorce? There are many reasons for marital stress and dissatisfaction, but before you decide on divorce, you need to decide whether the… Continue reading →
Dissolution Of Domestic Partnership
A domestic partnership is a legal relationship between two individuals who live together and share a common domestic life, but are not joined by marriage or a civil union. In California, it is almost equivalent to marriage. If the couple has a registered domestic partnership and they want to dissolve it, they need to file… Continue reading →
When is spousal support allowed?
Spousal support, also known as alimony, is a payment made by one spouse to the other for support during or after legal separation or divorce. A party can ask the court in his or her first filing to award temporary alimony to help the party meet expenses during the divorce. Similarly, a party seeking a… Continue reading →
Divorce and friends
Is your marriage falling apart? Have you and your spouse tried therapy or perhaps soul searching? Do you suffer from self-doubt or anxiety? Deciding to separate is no easy task, especially if children are involved. Typically, this stressful process of deciding whether to end your marriage takes place behind closed doors. You may have told… Continue reading →
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