If you are getting divorced in California and you wonder if fathers are favored in California child custody cases, the answer is no. Statistically speaking, when courts do not favor a father in child custody cases, it is not because of their gender, but rather because...
Child Custody
Do Significant Differences in Parental Incomes Affect Child Custody?
Many California parents facing divorce fear losing custody of their children. In some cases, the fear is warranted. In other cases, it is not. One concern that is more urban myth than anything else is that the court will award custody to the parent with a higher...
Does the California Court Consider Siblings When Awarding Child Custody?
For many children, their relationship with their sibling is the more important and most lasting relationship they will ever develop. The essential nature of the relationship makes the question of how the court handles of utmost importance. What happens to the sibling...
California Child Custody and Parents Who Are Registered Sex Offenders
The California courts assume any child living with a parent or third party who is a registered sex offender (against the children) is at significant risk. The court also believes that a child living with a parent or third party who has committed a felonious act...
California Child Custody Cases and Existing Restraining Orders
Child custody cases have been known to cause even more stress, contention, and heartbreak than a divorce. Custody cases where parents were not married can be even more difficult. But the most difficult of all California child custody cases are often those that have...
How Long Does a Child Custody Case Take?
Are you involved in a child custody case in Orange County, California? When people are beginning their fight for child custody, they often have some questions. One of the frequently asked questions is how long they should expect the custody battle to last. They want...
5 Reasons a Parent Could Lose Custody of a Child
Parents who have already been issued a child custody court order after their California divorce sometimes assume the issue is entirely and irrevocably settled. Even if the court has already established child custody arrangements, it is possible to lose custody in...
How to Prepare for Your California Child Custody Case
As a loving, involved parent, there is nothing more terrifying than the thought of losing custody of your child. If you are a parent getting divorced in California, prepare for your child custody case, so you’re ready for court. Preparing for a California Child...
How Do California Family Law Courts Deal with Parental Alienation Claims?
Child custody disputes often proceed at a high-stress level. They are stressful on the parents, their attorneys, the judges who have to decide custody and the children involved in the case. Due to the nature of child custody cases, they are often expensive to...
What is a Parallel Parenting Plan and When is it a Good Idea?
Some divorced parents have no trouble interacting when necessary. They don’t have any problem discussing their child’s schedule, attending parent-teacher conferences side by side or calmly presenting differing opinions on important issues related to raising their...