Breaking up with a co-parent is always hard, even if you never married each other. Typically, both parents feel they deserve unrestricted access to their children. When a court disagrees and gives a larger custody share to one parent over the other, it often leads to...
Since the 1990s, researchers have investigated the rise in divorce rates in couples older than 50 years of age. Those studying it often position the trend against younger age groups that have seen divorce rates decline over the same period. Termed “gray divorce,”...
If you are about to divorce, you can look back over your marriage and realize you made a lot of mistakes. Everyone makes errors, but you can usually recover and move on wiser than before. One area where this may not be possible relates to any inheritance you...
One of the scariest aspects of divorce is how little control you have over the property division decree. While community property laws do protect your right to receive your share of your marital estate, the actions of your ex and the opinions of the judge presiding...
You finished the complicated and emotionally exhausting process of filing for divorce. Everything is settled, and your parenting plan is in place so you and your ex both understand the custody arrangement. You finally start to feel like you can begin to move forward...
As you go through a divorce, you probably spend a lot of time thinking about where you would like the children to live and how much involvement you want to have in their lives after the split. For most parents, their primary goal during a divorce is simply to maximize...
Child custody matters can be very stressful. It’s up to the adults in the situation to try to keep the stress to a minimum. There are several ways to do this. One of the most important things to remember is that you have to do what’s best for the children now. You...
During the school year, you and your ex find child custody to be fairly simple. The children have a stable schedule, so you are able to set up a routine that works around your own careers. Everything is set in place, with the exception of the holidays. In the summer,...
Divorce can be a painful and expensive process. The more you and your ex fight, the more emotional you may both become and the more expensive the end of your marriage could eventually be. An increasing number of couples divorce thing in California choose mediation to...
The conversation with your children, telling them that you and your spouse are getting divorced, is likely not going to be easy. But it's also necessary. You need to make sure that they understand what types of changes are coming. Naturally, you want to make this go...