Before a divorce even comes before the court, there may be circumstances and issues that sometimes require temporary orders. After the case has been filed, you may proceed with filing the necessary paperwork to obtain orders for more immediate adjustments in such...
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Year: 2014
Social media and divorce
Social media has, for many of us, become a significant a part of our daily lives. Many people refer to, and depend upon, social media several times each day to keep them informed about other people, those close to them such as family and friends, and others with whom...
Legal Separation & Separation Agreements: Part 2
In Part 1 of this two-part blog, we discussed “legal separation”. Here in Part 2, we’ll talk about arrangements known as “separation agreements”. In California, separation agreements are option for couples that does not involve going to court, and often...
Legal Separation and Separation Agreements, Part 1
In California, a legal separation is not the same as a separation agreement. We’ll take an overview of what a legal separation is in this blog, and we’ll tackle the topic of California separation agreements in our next blog. When spouses or life partners reach a...
Premarital Agreements
The purpose of a “prenup”, or premarital agreement, is to create a document that legally establishes how certain assets and/or property will be distributed if the upcoming marriage should, at a future time, be terminated. The agreement provides protection and...
Post-Divorce Modifications
Our blog story begins with the filling, in California Superior Court, the necessary paperwork for a Dissolution of Marriage, or Dissolution of Domestic Partnership. Time passes, and we pick up our story just after the court has granted the requested final, or, in...
When Domestic Violence Impacts Divorce
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...
Do I Need A Forensic Accountant For My Divorce?
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...
How Much Will My Divorce Cost?
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...
Defining My Divorce- Part 2
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...