Adultery is on the books in several states as a criminal act, but not in California, as of this post. So here is today’s question: does cheating on a spouse affect the terms of a couple’s divorce, specifically regarding alimony? The answer to that question, for...
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Estate planning- travel plans and vital documents
It may seem that every day, we see our world becoming even more of a paperless, thumb-or-eye-scanning, microchipped universe. Data mining and personal metrics are replacing, for the most part, research and record-keeping on paper. As a high net worth individual, you...
Infidelity: How Does it Affect my Child Custody & Divorce Case
We have written about infidelity, divorce, and child custody in our blog before; but it is always an engaging topic. First of all, readers may find themselves asking: if California is a no-fault divorce state, why should it matter at all if infidelity occurred before...
Determining spousal support
One major aspect of every divorce is the subject of spousal support, which is also known as alimony. Certainly many discussions, negotiations, and yes, disagreements and arguments, may take place on this very subject. But not always. Many divorces are amicable, and in...
Emancipated minors
Within any family dynamic, there can be conflict between parents and children, whether the children are adults or minors. And in some instances such as financial troubles or seemingly irreconcilable family issues, a minor (underage) child may legally achieve...
Grandparent rights in California
This post will address the “related” issue of grandparents’ rights in California. You may remember that in a recent post we discussed the subject of paternity determination, and how that issue impacts divorce and fathers’ rights issues. Grandparents’ rights is a very...
Paternity determination and fathers’ rights
“We are family” is not only the title of a memorable song from the 1990s. It’s also a phrase spoken or thought by nearly everyone at one time or another. But what defines “family?” Is it always defined biologically? Or is “family” a term bestowed on people or friends...
A high-profile divorce can impact many people
A high-profile divorce can impact more people than you imagine. For example, recently the news media reported preliminary details of a high-profile Chicago-based couple’s filing for divorce. That in itself is not particularly unusual, except that this couple is...
Can you challenge a prenup?
Can your challenge a prenup? In a recent blog post we took a brief look at prenuptial agreements and how they can figure in the divorce process. Now we will switch sides and address whether and how these agreements can be overturned. When one or both spouses in a...
Divorce demystified: decrees
In this post, we will attempt to demystify some of the legal terms associated with divorce. The process of filing for, waiting for, and being granted a divorce occurs over a period of time. Various junctures in that process carry different names and have their own...