Your Family Law Superheroes
It’s not uncommon for a married couple to rely more heavily on one spouse’s income than the other’s. One spouse might have a high-paying occupation that can fund a very comfortable lifestyle. Meanwhile, the other may contribute to the family by caring for the children...
Do you have an estate plan? If the answer is no, now may be a great time to consider putting one in place. But if the answer is yes, the next question becomes: when was your last estate plan update? Life circumstances can change drastically from year to year. And some...
Divorce is perhaps one of the most stressful things to go through in life. Spouses can choose to go their separate ways for different reasons, including money. Finances play a significant part in marriage, and accordingly, can cause its dissolution. Here are four ways...
California is a community property state. This means that if you’re filing for divorce in California, you’ll need to divide the value of all of your community property 50/50 with your spouse. Virtually all of the assets you’ve acquired since you got married will be...
Estate planning is a legal process that centers around passing on an inheritance to your loved ones. You can also nominate people to look after your children should you become incapacitated, and much more. A will is the starting point of any estate plan. At first,...
If you and your spouse are able to negotiate your property division settlement, with the help of your legal teams, without having to rely on a judge to decide everything, you’ll likely reach an agreement that’s fair to both of you and that will let you move forward in...
Your estate plan could be as simple as a last will and testament dividing your property among your family members and naming someone you trust to care for your children. It could also include a combination of testamentary documents and specialized documents meant to...
If your children have flown the nest, you might feel it is time to end your marriage and begin a new chapter in your life. There has been an increase in the number of couples divorcing in their 50s or 60s, which some refer to as gray divorce. There are, however, some...
It’s quite common for children to think the divorce is their fault. It’s also common for parents to be worried about exactly this phenomenon. From the parents’ perspective, it is quite obvious that their divorce is not the child’s fault, and they don’t want to put...
The end of your marriage does not have to drive a wedge between you and your co-parent. You can settle your divorce amicably and continue working together in raising the children. Besides, a contested divorce is expensive, time-consuming and often unpredictable....