Divorce Tips & Advice

What’s Good About Divorce?

Dishon & Block: Life After Divorce
When you’re in the process of divorce, nothing seems to be good. By aligning yourself with experienced attorneys, you put yourself in the position to ride it out from a place of trust in their legal counsel navigational skills.  Yet, from this place of the perfect storm — your wife had an affair, and she wants to call it quits and take half your company, or your husband has decided he wants to find himself in Barbados and you’re not invited, there is good and a light at the end of the proverbial tunnel.

You Are Not Alone

What is the Length of the Average Marriage Prior to Divorce?
If you’ve found yourself going through a divorce, you are not alone. There’s something comforting in knowing you aren’t the only one going through challenging times. For example did you know one of every three Americans are having credit problems? In both cases misery loves company. Not in a bad way, but in a way of saying — I’m not the only one who is in this situation.

Co-parenting with Maria and Arnold Schwarzenegger

Dishon & Block: California Divorce Law
Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger spent Arnold’s 64^th birthday and this past Christmas together with their four children, Katherine, Christina, Patrick and Christopher.  The celebrity Extra website reports, “Children and family come first,” a source close to the estranged couple told People earlier this year, with an additional insider adding, “Arnold and Maria will always come together when it comes to supporting and loving their children.”

Is a Divorce Attorney Necessary?

California Divorce: Do you really need a lawyer when you get divorced in California? Technically, no, you do not. But as they say, a man who represents himself has a fool for a client. This is typically stated in the context of a criminal trial, but it is usually on target for divorce as well. Whether your divorce is complex – with issues like child support and alimony – or it is amicable and uncontested, a divorce attorney can be a powerful ally to have on your side. Here are some top reasons why you need a divorce lawyer:

Do Divorce and Alimony Settlements Require a Family Lawyer?

Alimony Calculator: Do-it-yourself divorce and alimony is rarely, if ever, a good idea. Take this creative approach tried by a man in Mississippi: he put an ad in Craigslist offering “10K to the man or woman who marries” his ex-wife so he would be free from alimony payments. He did add the caveat: “This offer is null and void if it is determined to be illegal in any way – I am not a lawyer.” An amusing ad, but you can be sure your soon-to-be ex-spouse and family court judge will not find it as funny. California does not require that you be represented by a lawyer during a divorce proceeding, but having a family attorney may be in your best interests.

Spousal Support Calculator

Divorce is bound to pull on your emotions and create difficulties that you may not quite be sure how to handle. One thing’s for sure, though; you don’t have to pay more spousal support than you legally need to. Unfortunately, many people fall victim to paying too much support for too long a period because the either have poor legal counsel or they don’t know their rights.

California state law is very clear on spousal support, within certain guidelines. In fact, the state uses a standard calculation to determine support payments. To help you assess your possible support payments, Dishon & Block provides an on-line Child & Spousal Support Calculator. This client resource is a powerful, proprietary tool to help you determine the money you might owe or be owed as a result of divorce.

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