California Divorce Articles

How to Ensure You’ll be in the Best Position Before your California Divorce

Divorce is likely to be one of the hardest decisions that you have ever contemplated or have ever encountered. With that in mind, you may be wondering if there is anything that you could possibly do to gain the upper hand in this situation or if there is any way that you could put your mind at ease. Don’t worry, the answer is yes.

Determining the Duration of Spousal Support for California Divorces

When a marriage ends, it is vital that you have the ability to hold on to the things that are the most important to you. If you have children you are going to want to ensure that matters dealing with child support are properly taken care of first. You will then want to guarantee that you will be able to maintain the lifestyle that you have achieved or grown accustomed to throughout your marriage.

Murder your spouse, go directly to Jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200.00.

California law currently provides that if someone is convicted of attempting to murder his or her spouse, the intended victim is entitled to 100% of the community property interest in his or her retirement and pension benefits.  (Fam C §782.5) However a recent law amends known as AB 2574 amends this statute to extend its application to cases where the perpetrator was convicted of soliciting the murder of his or her spouse. AB 2674 also amends Fam C §4324, which currently prohibits any award or temporary or permanent spousal support, or of any medical, life, or other insurance benefit payments, to someone who has been convicted of attempting to murder his or her spouse. As amended, §4324 will apply to cases where the perpetrator was convicted of soliciting the murder of his or her spouse.

Study Finds Divorce is Contagious

It’s not exactly the black plague, but the concept is pretty intuitive. The report, “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, Unless Everyone Else Is Doing It Too,” comes from researchers at Harvard, Brown and the University of California at San Diego.

“These social networks, they have influence on everything,” said James Fowler, one of the study’s authors. “Our health, who we marry, our economy, our political behavior. Most of the research shows we tend to do what our friends do.”

The report, which tracked thousands of people from Framingham, Mass., for 32 years, offers a few revelations:

How a Divorce Attorney Will Assist You in Completing Your Case

by Arron Dishon, Irvine, California Divorce Lawyer and Managing Partner at Dishon & Block

Divorce is defined as the dissolution of a marriage in the presence of a court. If the California divorce is not certified by the court then it is not considered a legal divorce. Once a couple completes a divorce they are free to marry anyone else of their choosing. Divorce not only affects the man and woman involved in the case but also the extended family and the children from the marriage if there were any. A divorce lawyer can help anyone going through a divorce get through the proceedings without ripping their hair out and becoming increasingly frustrated with the other person involved.

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