Posts Tagged ‘Family Law’

Jan 27, 2012

Adoption Law Varies from State to State

Dishon & Block: Family Law, Adoption
According to census information, about 120,000 children are adopted in the United States each year. It is estimated that between six and ten million citizens are adopted; half are typically “stranger adoptions,” in which the child is adopted by people who are not related. The other half is adopted by family members, primarily stepparents. Just as individual cases vary greatly, so too do laws from state to state. What do you need to know about adoption law?

Nov 17, 2011

How Child Support Enforcement Works

Dishon & Block - Los Angeles, California Family Law Attorney
Parents are legally obligated to provide for their children financially, even, and especially, after a relationship with the other parent ends. According to the US Census Bureau, less than half of all custodial mothers and custodial fathers receive all of the support they are owed; about 75 percent receive some or partial payments. Child support, like custody and other issues relating to the dissolution of a marriage, can be contentious, and sometimes it is necessary for a parent to take child support enforcement measures. How does this work?

Sep 16, 2010

Children and Divorce

The combination of children and divorce is an issue that’s vitally important, but one that sometimes gets overlooked. When we’re going through a divorce, of course we think of the children involved because of child custody and visitation issues. But it can be hard to focus solely on their needs when we’re going through such a difficult personal time ourselves. Divorce is one of the most stressful things a person can go through. But children and divorce can make it even more stressful. It’s sometimes hard to remember that it affects the children at least as much, if not more, than it affects the adults.

Aug 11, 2010

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:

Aug 9, 2010

A Father’s Guide To Child Custody Arrangements

If you’re a father going through a divorce then you know how hard child custody arrangements can be. But don’t worry. This article will give you 10 steps to help you in your child custody arrangements issue. But please remember. Keep your CHILD’S interest in mind first, and not yours.

This should go without saying. However, be active in your child’s life. The judge will look at how much time you spend with your child and that will play a big role in who gets custody.

Try everything in your power to work child custody arrangements out with your wife BEFORE going to court. This could save you some headache in the future. Talk to your ex-wife about making a child custody agreement. Include things like who will see your child on his/her birthday, Easter, Halloween, Christmas, New Years and so on. If you and your ex-wife can agree on at least SOME terms, it’ll save you time and money in court later.

Aug 4, 2010

Prop 8 Overturned – What are Your Rights?

On August 4, 2010, the Northern District Court of California ruled that Proposition 8, the 2008 state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, violates the United States Constitution.

In May 2008, the California Supreme Court ruled that an earlier state ban on gay marriage, Proposition 22, violated the California Constitution. In response, conservative religious groups introduced Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment that defined marriage as only between a man and a woman, to the November 2008 ballot. In a highly contested and emotional campaign, California voters narrowly passed Prop. 8, 52% to 47%.

Shortly after Prop. 8 passed, same-sex marriage opponents filed documents in state court arguing that Prop. 8 violated other portions of the California Constitution. On May 25, 2009, the California Supreme Court upheld the legality of Prop. 8 under the California Constitution.

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