Making the decision to spend the rest of your life committed to a person you love can be very exciting. This phase in life is filled with happiness and exhilaration about the future. Ideally, all the hopes and dreams a couple have will come true. Unfortunately,...
When a couple is planning on getting married and spending the rest of their lives together, acknowledging the fact that their union could end is not typically something they want to do. This is why many people shy away from discussing prenuptial agreements. For older...
There are a number of difficult decisions that need to be made during a divorce, from child support to property division. The most important decision to be made involves the type of divorce process that is most appropriate for you and your soon-to-be-ex spouse. The...
There are numerous areas of family law that can seem fairly easy to understand. After all, people read about divorce, child custody and property division disputes quite frequently in the news. However, hearing about a problem and experiencing that problem are two very...
When people think about splitting up everything during a divorce, they often immediately go to certain obvious things: a home, money, retirement savings and custody of a child. These are the assets that people most often want to protect and fight for. However, there...
Divorces can be very messy; there may be no way around that for couples across California. Feelings are hurt, financial stability could be in jeopardy and dramatic changes to a family structure are often inevitable. For many people, the hopes for a peaceful, smooth...
Any person going through a divorce will likely count it as one of their most difficult life experiences. The financial, emotional and personal toll a divorce can take on anyone can be devastating. Unfortunately, the reality is that many Californians have gone or will...
Family legal issues can be very difficult to understand, especially when traditions and legal precedence clash with modern and changing family dynamics. Increasingly, we are seeing offbeat or inventive solutions offered as new ways of handling older problems;...
The decision to end a marriage is not one that people generally make on a whim. Spouses may be dealing with difficult emotions for a very long time before they ultimately decide that divorce is their best option for future happiness. And there is no doubt that filing...
Think about the last time you checked on or updated a social media profile. If you are like many people, you have probably done this at least once today. People are more connected than ever through sites like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and while there are many...