Vista Family Law Blog
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...
How kids are most affected by divorce
Going through a divorce is never easy, and it is especially difficult for parents who have children in the home. If you are going through the process of a divorce in the State of California, understanding how children are most affected by divorce can help you to...
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...
Protecting your business from divorce
California divorces are very tricky for business owners. It is a community property state, meaning that marital property is presumed to be divided in half. This can be true even when you owned the business before the marriage. Therefore, protecting your business from...
How does California classify property in a divorce?
“What is yours is mine and mine is yours,” may have worked while you were happily married, but should you divorce you must find a way to divide your property (and debts) and no one wants to feel like they did not get their fair share. The following is a brief overview...
What expenses does child support cover?
When people go through a divorce in California in can be a difficult process as people need to separate a life they may have shared for many years. People need to split almost all aspects of their lives as well. They will have to change residences, but also all of the...
Why do some couples choose a gray divorce?
When most California couples marry, they anticipate growing old with the person they love. However, lives change, and it is not so unusual these days for couples to divorce after two or even three decades of marriage. What is behind this phenomenon, referred to as a...
What can a parent pay for with child support money?
Child support is an important obligation that California parents must pay for the benefit and welfare of their kids. When two parents are married, they use their earnings to raise their child in their shared home. However, when a child’s parents live separately due to...
Several factors believed to influence spike in “gray” divorce
Divorce is common throughout California. Even though every couple that gets a divorce will have their own reasons for doing so, there are statistical trends that researchers use to formulate assessments. For example, it can be useful to analyze age groups. While there...
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...