Many California marriages end without either spouse ever having to pay spousal support to the other. However, when spousal support does become part of the equation, the courts may award temporary or long-term spousal support. If long-term support is a possibility in...
What are some challenges in property valuation?
When you divide property in a divorce, you will need to come up with the values for your assets. Understanding how much each item is worth will enable you to better divide the assets fairly. However, the valuation process is not always easy. CNBC explains that...
How can you balance your financial obligations towards your children while coparenting?
After a divorce, you may feel like you and your former spouse act like a team. In many ways, you no longer are, but you may need to remain on good terms with your children. According to Oprah Daily, while you may need to heal from the past relationship, you need to...
What the court considers when determining child custody
When spouses with children divorce, custody is an unavoidable topic. Recently, the laws governing child custody in divorce changed to require consideration of the child's preference when determining custody and visitation, but the court must still consider and avoid...
Reasons you should seek a spousal support modification
Paying spousal support may create feelings of frustration that you have to continue to support someone you no longer desire to have a relationship with. Depending on your settlement, you may need to continue to pay your ex for the foreseeable future. Sometimes, there...
How should you draft your postnuptial agreement?
If your engagement became too busy to discuss the possibility of a prenuptial agreement, fortunately, you still have the chance to draft a postnuptial agreement in California. Knowing what to discuss with your spouse and what content to include will take time and...
Grounds for deviations from the child support guideline amount
When setting child support amounts in California, the courts use a complex calculation that factors in each parents’ income, the tax deductions available to both and how much time each parent spends with the child. The courts apply this formula — otherwise known as...
Is your spouse hiding digital assets?
When dealing with divorce, the last thing you want to consider is your spouse potentially trying some underhanded tactics in an attempt to circumvent a fair division of assets. Unfortunately, the rise of digital assets including cryptocurrency has opened a new outlet...
Owning a business becomes a focal point in the divorce process
During your marriage, you may have accumulated significant wealth through the hard work you and your spouse put in building and operating the family business. When you divorce, you will break up the family unit. But does that mean breaking up the family business as...
How can you make custody work with a parent in the military?
Co-parents these days have a higher likelihood of going for joint custody as opposed to sole custody due to numerous factors. However, one thing can get in the way of a seamless co-parenting arrangement: distance. This is particularly difficult for co-parents in the...
