It is almost uncanny that incredulous situations continue to unravel for our clients going through divorce. Recently, we represented a woman who was divorcing her husband who had made, over a year...Continue reading
Category: Child Support / Spousal Support
Changes to Child Support After the Loss of Job
The pandemic has caused financial hardship for many, and job losses have been significant. If you have lost your job, become unemployed after your divorce, and/or have been struggling to pay child...Continue reading
Navigating the World of Alimony: Options and Considerations
If you are in the middle of a separation or divorce, alimony may be on your mind. Alimony, otherwise known as spousal support or maintenance, is on-going financial support one spouse is...Continue reading
Should You Divorce a Cheating Spouse?
While never easy, divorce can be particularly difficult when infidelity is involved. Whether your spouse admitted to or lied about having an affair, the hurt and betrayal is the same. You might...Continue reading
Considerations for Divorce with a Special Needs Child
When there is a child with special needs care involved in a divorce, issues of child custody, visitation, child support, and property division are significantly more challenging to negotiate. It is important...Continue reading
Spousal Support After 10 Years of Marriage
Divorce is difficult but marriages of long duration bring with them their own set of complexities. It is important to have a knowledgeable divorce attorney to represent your best interests and to...Continue reading
How to Reduce Alimony in California
It is often a misnomer that alimony can never be changed. Modifying alimony can be accomplished, but modification is highly dependent on how the issue was addressed in your marital settlement agreement....Continue reading
Who Pays for College After Divorce?
The cost of a college education, including tuition, living expenses, books and more, has grown significantly over the past 20 years. The price tag has risen to the point that for most...Continue reading
Are People From Divorced Families More Prone to Divorce Themselves?
One of the issues you can’t help but worry about when your marriage is ending is whether growing up with divorced parents will increase your children’s chances of facing the same dilemma...Continue reading
Considerations When Divorcing a Sick Spouse
Although not necessarily obvious to everyone, it is no surprise to many that when one spouse becomes ill with a terminal or chronic disease, the incidence of divorce increases. Serious illness often...Continue reading
Spousal Support: Divorcing After Ten Years of Marriage
There is a common misconception that when a couple divorces after more than 10 years of marriage, spousal support will be paid indefinitely. That is not correct. There are about 16 factors...Continue reading
How to Navigate Divorcing the Breadwinner
When your marriage ends you and your spouse will face a number of significant decisions regarding how to separate your lives. Some will be easy to conclude and others, like figuring out...Continue reading
Divorce Attorney for Disabled Individuals
BEFORE READING, PLEASE NOTE: If you do not live in Orange County then we are not the attorney for you. Unfortunately, if you are located outside of the Orange County area, we...Continue reading
Getting What You Want Out of Divorce
No one knows what the future holds, but when you married, you and your spouse made a commitment to face it together. Like many couples before you, you may find the reality...Continue reading
Shady Divorce Strategies to Defend Yourself Against
Ending a marriage is a stressful life event, regardless of how amicable the two parties are. However, things may go sideways quickly when the couple is not on good terms or one...Continue reading
Important COVID-19 Family Law Updates
With the continuing impact that COVID-19 is having on families and our legal and judicial services, the following are important updates concerning and impacting family law matters. Video Hearings are Still in...Continue reading
Divorce and Post-Divorce Amid COVID-19
Divorce and Post-Divorce Challenges and Opportunities Amid COVID-19 COVID-19 brings many challenges for divorcing couples. In its own right during normal times, divorce is a process (and a marathon). Physically and emotionally...Continue reading
Can’t Sweep it Under the Rug
For some couples, the pandemic and sheltering in place has minimized opportunities to “blow off steam.” One challenging obstacle during coronavirus is the possible social isolation many are feeling. Most of us...Continue reading
COVID-19 Complexities: Custody Issues and School Openings
Complications of Schools Reopening Schools have opened and there are a variety of ways in which they have decided to educate their students. Some schools are open for business as usual, with...Continue reading
Divorce and Covid: It’s more than Wearing a Mask and Washing Hands
The global pandemic impacts us all differently. Our routines are turned upside down and while one spouse may feel the need to clean everything, social distance, and homeschool the children the other...Continue reading