Divorce mediation is a process where a neutral third party, known as a mediator, helps divorcing couples in California reach mutually acceptable agreements regarding various aspects of their divorce, such as child custody, visitation, child support, spousal support, and division of assets and debts. …
Top Ten Reasons to Hire a Skilled And Experienced Lawyer in Your Family Law Proceedings
You might be tempted to handle your divorce or other family law matter yourself, without counsel, due to financial considerations. There are provisions in the law that allow you to ask the other party to pay for your fees or contribute to your fees. Hiring a skilled and experienced lawyer to …
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Move-Away Cases Involving Minor Children
You Can't Just Pick Up And Move. In prior years, under the case Marriage of Burgess, the "primary custodial parent" had the presumptive right to relocate to a different geographic area with the minor children. However, under 2004 California Supreme Court case, in Marriage of LaMusga …
How Domestic Violence Impacts Child Custody
Most people think of physical violence when they hear domestic violence or spousal abuse. Realize there are many other types of abuse, and a divorce case can take them all into consideration. There are eight types of domestic violence/abuse: physical, intimidation, child abuse, verbal and emotional, …
Summer Vacation: Great Family Bonding or Child Custody Nightmare?
It's officially August and many families have been planning their vacation since the start of summer. A fun family trip in the heat of August can be a memorable bonding experience for many families, or it can be a child custody drama-filled horror. Summer trips can lead to fights with your ex about …
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Divorce Advice for Co-Parents: How To Get Your Fair Share This Summer
You are divorced, you’ve “lost” your spouse (and babysitter!) and you’re dealing with kids at home during the summer (or at least living in your home for part of the time). Yes, it is a summer of no love and you aren’t loving it. How can you make sure you are getting your fair share in child custody …
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Making Co-Parenting Work: What You Need to Know
For parents, thinking about divorce can bring stress and guilt because the emotional ramifications that can come from legal separation with children. How will the kids react? Will you damage them? And what will your life look like after divorce? Actually, making the decision to co-parent with your …
Custody Lawyers: Protect Your Rights – and Your Children’s
California Child Custody Law The decision to get a divorce is difficult, but the process immediately afterward is even more emotionally taxing, complex, and confusing. One of the most common reasons why a divorce is contested is because of children and determining custody. Who will care for your …
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Custody Laws Vary from State to State: Seek Help from an Attorney
Bohm Wildish: California Family Law Parenting is not easy, and this is no more true than when parents are going through a divorce or ending a relationship. The court must balance the rights of the parents with the best interest of the child, and it can be difficult to agree on what, exactly, is …
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How does Family Law in CA cover the children’s interests?
Divorce is difficult enough when it concerns consenting adults. When children are involved, who have no say in the matter and may not know why their parents are divorcing, it is even more difficult. In such cases, the divorcing spouses must proceed with care to not cause additional harm to their …
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