Marriage or intimate relationships can be wonderful thing. Having a special person in your life whom you love, care about and for whom you would do most anything to please enriches us and makes us who we are. Unfortunately, too many marriages end in divorce and many of those are filled with acrimony, feelings of […]
When your divorce is over and the marital settlement agreement has been signed and judgment has been entered, you can settle into your routine as either the custodial or non-custodial parent. You may not have agreed with the custody arrangement or the time sharing schedule, but you have to adhere to it for the benefit […]
Child support refers to payments that a noncustodial parent must pay to the other parent if the parents are separated or divorced in order to help with the financial expenses incurred in raising a child. In many cases, the father is the payer since the mother is typically the primary caretaker and with whom the […]
The steps to getting a divorce in California vary depending on the duration of the marriage, if minor children are involved, whether substantial marital assets are involved and if the divorce is amicable. Obviously, if you and your now estranged partner are in agreement on the material issues to be resolved, then the quicker and […]
Like the name implies, a marital settlement agreement is an agreement between you and your partner or spouse that states your obligations and duties in dissolving your marriage. Most settlement agreements determine the division of property, assets and debts as well as physical and legal custody of any minor children born of the marriage or […]
Although it may be commonly perceived that your home during a divorce must be sold and the sale proceeds equally divided, that is not always the case. There are a number of options available regarding your home when dissolving a marriage: Get an Appraisal – The most accurate valuation is done by an appraiser. If […]
Often in the aftermath of a contentious divorce, a parent becomes lazy in making child support payments or in adhering to the visitation schedule. Your ex-spouse may be deliberately antagonizing you by not always providing the support payments on time or by “forgetting” that this was his or her weekend with the children. To enforce […]
