You thought that you and your spouse had talked through all the important issues before you ever got married and had kids – but something changed. You went one direction with your beliefs and your spouse went the other, and you found yourself increasingly incompatible...
Durante su divorcio, se creará un plan de custodia de los hijos. Es importante seguir este plan para evitar problemas. Sin embargo, hay algunas situaciones en las que se producen desacuerdos o violencia entre los padres. Para proteger a todos los involucrados, es...
During your divorce, a child custody plan will be created. It’s important to follow this plan to avoid issues. However, there are some situations when disagreements or violence occur between parents. To protect everyone involved, it’s important to learn how to ensure...
Back-to-school time is a rough season for children who are trying to adjust to their new schedule. For kids who have newly separated or divorced parents, there is another dynamic that they have to adjust to – living in two homes instead of one. One of the best ways...
If you’re going to go through a divorce and want it to go smoothly, you know that you have to remain respectful. Respect, though, is not the same as allowing the other person to get what they want to prevent disputes. Divorces are often upsetting, and there can be...
Too often, parents with a history of domestic violence against a spouse or partner are still allowed to have child visitation or even custody rights -- even when the other parent has warned the court that it’s not safe for the children to be around them. We’ve seen...
When you file for divorce and are served with divorce papers, standard family law restraining orders immediately go into effect. They are listed on the 2nd page of your Summons (FL-110). These are different from the civil harassment or domestic violence restraining...
A new law taking effect January 1, 2023, expands protections for children in family court. These protections seek to ensure the well-being of children testifying in custody matters and provide greater accountability regarding unsupervised visitation orders. Testify in...
You may not always get along with your spouse, which can cause problems while you work through issues related to your divorce. One of the ways that you can handle this problem is by switching to emails or text messages, because you won’t necessarily have to be...
As you are nearing retirement, you might be looking into your options for maximizing the benefits you receive. If so, you might be happy to learn that even if you never contributed to social security but were married to someone who did, you might be entitled to social...