One helpful component of divorce or legal separation is the parenting plan you will lay out with your ex, that serves as a guide to how you will continue to parent your children in the wake of the divorce. A parenting plan is a document written by both you and your ex, that determines how… Continue reading →
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Wills and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
When a couple wants to share property rights without getting married, they have a variety of options available that would allow them to legally make big life decisions together. Couples can have joint tenancies, cohabitation agreements, “living together” contracts, and wills. If a couple wants to have legal grounds to make life decisions together, especially… Continue reading →
Legal Separation
In many cases when a marriage is not working, the couple decides to get a legal separation and wait to file for divorce. Sometimes they can work out their problems and get back together. A legal separation does not terminate the marital status; however, the parties remain married in name only. When a marriage is… Continue reading →
Child Custody Agreement
Child custody is probably the most important legal matter in a divorce. If a couple heading for divorce cannot arrive at a good custody plan for their children, the court will do it for them. The court, under the California Family Code, assures the best interests of the children when determining which parent should have… 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 →
How Much Child Support Will I Pay?
Every child is entitled to financial support from both of his or her parents. With this in mind, if two parents are not raising their child together because of divorce, child support is generally required. Child support is mandated by law and if there is a support order in place, the support must be paid… Continue reading →
Holiday Do’s & Don’ts
The holidays are now upon us. As parents, it’s only natural that you want to spend every minute with your children – they are growing up so fast – time is passing by too quickly. Holidays are a time to spend with family and friends – it’s a time of celebration, not a time to… Continue reading →
Long Distance Parenting
It’s not bad enough that you and your spouse have divorced and you have moved out of your home. Now, you find out that your former wife is moving out of the state. How can you successfully co-parent long-distance? Long distance parenting is probably one of the most difficult challenges facing a divorced parent. However,… Continue reading →
Do I Have To Pay Child Support?
I am not married to the mother of my daughter; do I still have to pay child support? What a silly question. Parents who are unmarried are still parents. You are expected to provide the basic needs for your daughter, such as food, clothing, shelter, medical care and day-to-day living expenses. It doesn’t matter if… Continue reading →
Post Judgement Modification
After a divorce is final, most people would like to just walk away. However, realistically, events occur that require revisiting some of the issues that were resolved during the divorce process, such as modifications of child custody and visitation, child support, or spousal support. The child custody, visitation or support orders that were appropriate at… Continue reading →
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