Posts Tagged ‘California divorce’
10 Things To Do Before You File for Divorce
If you are considering filing for divorce, keep in mind this simple “to do” list that will help you avoid unnecessary trouble in your California divorce. 1. Do Not Threaten Divorce Unless You are Ready to File: Threatening divorce will hurt your spouse, and they may start making plans to file for divorce, move assets around…
Read MoreDealing with Parental Alienation During a California Divorce
What is parental alienation? More and more divorcing parents are running up against questions about this increasingly familiar term. And more importantly, they want to know how to deal with parental alienation during a California divorce. Defining Parental Alienation: Parental alienation is a situation in which one parent acts in a manner that purposefully influences…
Read MoreTypical California Divorce Settlements and Retirement Accounts
How do typical California divorce settlements treat retirement accounts? It’s a pervasive question, and one that many Californians facing divorce need to ask. In most cases, 401(k) and pensions are divided by a qualified domestic relations order or QDRO. What is a QDRO? The Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO for short) is a legal document…
Read MoreWhat To Do If You Cannot Afford to Make Your Child Support Payments
Before ordering child support payments, a California judge looks over the parents’ incomes and expenses. They attempt to determine a fair and equitable contribution intended to enable parents to provide for their child financially. In some cases, for a variety of reasons, a parent may not be able to afford to pay their court-ordered child…
Read MoreFinancial Fraud in California Divorce: Dividing the Assets
One of the most common disputes during California divorce is the division of assets. Some cases involve significant assets. Other cases involve substantial debt. Other cases may involve a shared business that both parties feel they have earned the right to retain. Regardless of what assets/liabilities a couple has built during their marriage, they are…
Read More5 Advantages to Being the First to File for Divorce
Many people who go through divorce look back at a later time and recount their shock or surprise. They had no idea that their spouse was considering divorce until they filed. Others look back and see a long history of dissatisfaction, contention, or even abuse that led to the eventual end of the relationship. Still,…
Read MoreCan One Spouse Sell Community Property Before the Divorce is Final?
The division of property is one of the essential elements of the divorce process. The first step is classifying the property by type, which defines how it is handled during the division of property. Properties are typically considered either separate property or marital property. (In some cases, there may also be what is called divisible…
Read More5 Ways to Save Time and Money During Your Divorce
Regardless of when you file, or why are filing, divorce can be expensive. After a couple splits up, both generally struggle to find a new financial normal under two separate roofs. During the divorce proceedings, there are so many different issues and factors to be handled with such intense detail and care that the future…
Read MoreHow to Share a Residence During a Divorce
If you are getting divorced, hopefully, you have been advised that it is usually a bad idea to move out of the marital residence. Once a California couple decides to divorce, many will need to figure out how to continue living together until the divorce is final; which is not easy. Couples who have no…
Read MoreElder Divorce: How a Reverse Mortgage Works During Divorce
In many divorce cases, the first question asked is what will happen to the family home and who will live there. This concern is even more prevalent in cases of elder divorce. When splitting up assets, one of the most challenging decisions is what a couple should do about their house. Many younger divorcing couples…
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