Results-Oriented Family Law Representation
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,...
In our last post, we talked about how important is to build a robust, loving social support network during and after a California divorce. We offered two long-term strategies: #1. Find and add great people to your social network. #2. Subtract out people who are mean...
Whether you’ve been married for three years or 30 years, your California separation (and impending divorce) will likely have dramatic implications for your social circle. One of the great indicators for health, wellness and prosperity is the strength and scope of your...
If you’re confused about whether to get divorced — and you’re hesitating because you don’t want to hurt your kids or you’re just confused about what the right decision is spiritually, financially or emotionally — here is a pretty interesting “hack” to gauge your gut...
As you ponder the effects of a potential divorce on your children, you would like to be able to predict what life would be like in the future, depending on what decision you make. Obviously, in an ideal world, you would like to be able to run an experiment and watch...
Parents today constantly stress about how their actions will impact their children. But they are often sadly oblivious to how their children impact their own emotional, physical and mental states. As author Jennifer Senior argues in her new book, “All Joy And No Fun,”...
How should you time your divorce to do the least damage to your children? Research on this subject is pretty scrambled. Part of the problem is that, to study marriage and divorce, researchers cannot conduct the gold standard of scientific experiments – double blind,...