Results-Oriented Family Law Representation
It is an unfortunate fact of life that some people injure others who are close to them: spouses, children, other family members. Domestic violence can be physical, or it can be psychological. When either type of abuses occur, it isn’t only the direct victim that is...
The involvement of a forensic accountant in a marital dissolution can be a necessary and useful tool. We frequently utilize forensic accountants on our cases to determine a party’s cash flow for purposes of support, to value business interests, to assist on complex...
It is impossible to determine from the onset how much your divorce will ultimately cost. However, a few factors to consider will be the complexity of the issues to be determined and the level of the cooperation between the parties and the attorneys. Any divorce will...
In a previous posting, we addressed some basic definitions of the two types of divorces, beginning with contested divorces. Now as we enter the arena of uncontested divorce, we can make point out a few technical differences. On to uncontested divorce. In this type...
To quote a very famous line from the classic nineteenth-century novel Anna Karenina, “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Whether or not you are a fan of iconic Russian literature, you can recognize the truth in that...
The termination or dissolution of a marriage is not always a divorce; it may legally qualify as a different kind of legal action, known generally as an annulment, or in more recent terminology, a “nullity of marriage.” What is the difference between a divorce and an...
California is one of nine U.S. states known as “community property” states. The laws regarding community property, separate property, and quasi-community property can affect estate planning and probate matters, and divorce proceedings as well. And since it never...
When a marriage is in turmoil, or at a more friendly parting of the ways, the decision to proceed with a divorce can be a huge step. That’s an affirmative move. Even the actual filing can seem a tremendous milestone, so to speak. That’s another move forward. So now,...