Family Law
Using the “better parent” standard may help you win child custody
Sharing a child with someone you're no longer in a relationship with isn't easy. Shared parenting can be especially challenging when two people have very different ideas about child-rearing. If you're looking to establish sole custody in the state of California,...
Calculating spousal support in California
Divorcing spouses in California usually try to resolve their differences at the negotiating table, but thorny issues like property division and spousal support are sometimes left up to family law judges to decide. Alimony is ordered in California to prevent spouses...
Child custody: Which state has jurisdiction?
If you live in California but your spouse lives in a different state, you need to know which state has jurisdiction over child custody issues. The US has a Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act to help solve these disputes with ease. This legislation...
How California courts determine child custody
The determination of child custody is typically the most emotionally charged part of a divorce. If you have an impending divorce, and you have minor children, you are probably wondering if courts in California use a certain formula or process for determining which of...
What is evaluated when child custody is under review?
Child custody matters can be important to California parents when they go through the divorce or separation processes. In some cases, parents who have already ended their relationships with their exes may revisit their child custody matters through modifications and...
When mediation is the best path
When couples go through divorce, the effects of this difficult and emotionally charged experience are often amplified where there are children. While divorcing parents may feel they are making the right decision either just for themselves or for the situation in...
Millennials embrace the prenup
For decades, the prenuptial agreement was only used by the rich and famous. The rest of society, for the most part, considered it taboo. However, this perception has begun to change. The agreement has caught on among younger couples, especially those in the millennial...
A parent’s drug use can seriously harm your child
Children are fragile. That’s why child custody matters have to be handled delicately with an eye on what supports the child’s best interests. Yet, in many of these cases there are issues that have to aggressively confronted head-on, as failing to do so could leave...
Should your prenuptial agreement have a sunset clause?
Maybe you’re a young entrepreneur who has already started building your business and your nest egg, and you simply want to protect them. Maybe you’ve already had a trip down the aisle and it didn’t work out, so you just want some rules set down in case you end up in...
Family courts cover most business related to parents and children
Family law is one of the newer branches of the American legal system, but it controls a lot of people's needs. Families have become more complicated as divorce and acknowledge single parenthood have been on the rise for the last few decades. Family law mainly came out...