Family Law Blog
How to Manage Retirement Accounts When Getting Divorced in California
If you are seeking a divorce in California, and you are nearing the age of retirement, you may be worried about your retirement accounts. If you are not nearing retirement age and you are seeking a divorce in Orange County, California, you should probably still be a little concerned about your retirement accounts. In many…
How to Split Up Assets During a California Divorce
During a marriage, a couple can amass a significant amount of assets and liabilities. Dividing marital property during divorce can be quite tricky. The division of property is particularly tricky when there are substantial assets involved, like: a family home, rental properties, vacation properties, retirement accounts, pension plans, stock options, restricted stock, brokerage accounts, businesses,…
Can My Ex Deny Visitation if I Am Behind on Child Support?
In some Orange County, California divorce cases, parents are not able to co-parent effectively. In some situations, they are not able to work together at all. When co-parents are having difficulty working together, custodial parents sometimes feel justified in denying parenting time or refusing to reschedule missed parenting time. They may think that the non-custodial…
Joint Custody and Child Support: Who Pays Who?
When parents are awarded joint custody in Orange County California divorces, child support can be tricky. The legalese and extensive negotiations can seem complex. Parents can spend a lot of time worrying about whether or not their child support order is fair and makes sense in their situation. When considering child support, it’s best to…
Can I Seek Custody of My Pet During a California Divorce?
In January 2019, a new family went into effect that altered the way courts considered the family pet during Orange County, California divorce. Previously, California considered pets property. When a coupled divorced, each of them was entitled to half the value of the “pet.” In September 2018, the governor signed AB 2274 into law. Under…
Can I Discharge My Child Support or Spousal Support Through Bankruptcy?
Child support and alimony are sometimes collectively referred to by the Court as a domestic support obligation. They both fall into this same category of an obligation to pay support created by the Court’s order. Court orders for child support and spousal support require payment of a specific amount from one spouse to the other…
What are the Benefits of Divorce Mediation?
If you are facing an Orange County California divorce and you haven’t considered divorce mediation, take a minute to learn a few basics. Consider what divorce mediation is, how mediation could benefit you, and when it is likely to work. Divorce mediation is the process of resolving disputes related to divorce by working with a…
Can a Prenuptial Agreement Protect Both Spouses Equally?
The prenuptial agreement, or prenup as many call it, is a legal contract between two people that is signed before marriage. The contract includes details about assets and liabilities held by both parties and how they would be divided in the event of death or divorce. When a similar contract is signed by two parties…
Will My Inheritance Be Split 50/50 When I Get Divorced?
Can one spouse claim rights to another spouse’s inheritance during a divorce? In some cases, the inheritance was received during the marriage. In others, the inheritance may have entered the marriage with one spouse and later got mixed in with the couple’s other marital assets. Consider these common legal scenarios that can arise when inheritance…
Does an Orange County California Divorce Court Treat Debt and Property Equally?
Are you filing for divorce in Orange County, California? If so, you probably wonder how California divides property in divorce cases. In almost every case, a divorce case involves the division of property. The division of property in divorce includes both real property and personal property. Real property refers to real estate like houses, rental…
How Business Owners Can Avoid Losing Everything in Divorce
According to the American Psychological Association, 40-50% of married couples in the U.S.A. end up getting a divorce. For business owners, these escalating statistics of divorce can carry additional consequences. Many couples tie their businesses (purposefully or inadvertently) to their spouse. When they eventually face a divorce, they can not only face personal emotional and…