Divorce With Respect
One of the hardest things that divorced parents have to cope with is the fact that they usually won’t be able to spend as much time with their children as they like. Fortunately, a liberal virtual visitation agreement can come to the rescue, allowing both you and your...
When someone is ordered to pay alimony in a divorce, it means they have to pay support to their former spouse. This is similar to having to pay child support for a child, although it’s important to note that the two are completely disconnected and both could be...
If you and your spouse find it hard to get along, you will be at a crossroads – do you work on your marriage or file for divorce? In California, you have a third potion – legal separation. This option is usually chosen by those who have decided to separate but who...
Getting a divorce is a complicated event. When one party moves out of state during the split, that can quickly turn the process into something even more arduous. One of the many reasons for this is that each state has its own laws and regulations regarding separation...
California family law allows some people to have their marriages annulled in certain situations. However, annulment is not an option available to everyone. A divorce ends a marriage. An annulment, however, essentially erases the marriage, making it as though it never...
There is a common misconception that getting a divorce entails paying or receiving spousal support indefinitely. Historically, people tended to expect that only remarrying or other major events would end the obligation to make payments. In reality, spousal support...
A common misconception is that spousal support is a factor of divorce with no end date. While there are cases in which courts may assign permanent spousal support, they also often impose only temporary support. How long these payments last depend upon the...
Durante una separación, una de las principales preocupaciones que enfrentará como padre es decidir dónde vivirán sus hijos y el efecto que la separación tendrá en ellos. Cuando un padre se muda, los niños a menudo se mezclan entre dos hogares y experimentan...
The belief that courts favor mothers in custody cases is an erroneous and commonly held belief, yet it has an origin in history. In the past, traditional gender roles cast mothers as the ones who raised and took care of the children. It was believed they were the...
While establishing paternity does create a legal obligation for the father to financially support a child, it has so many more benefits. One of these is the improved likelihood that the father will become an active part of the child's life. The Children's Bureau lists...
