Bohm Wildish: California Family Law If you are going through a California divorce, you have undoubtedly heard endless horror stories of unfair settlements, ferocious court battles, and angry, bitter couples ruining the day they met. Most divorces are able to be settled, if not amicably, then …
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: …
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While Money Doesn’t Cause Divorce, It Must Be Protected
For decades, it's been thought that financial stress is among the main causes of divorce. Sure spouses fight over money. One spends too much while the other doesn’t earn enough. But is financial difficulty a major culprit in the filing of divorce? Recent university research says, no. Jan …
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What are current California Family Law specs?
To be granted divorce in California you must fulfill certain “residency requirements.” You or your spouse must have resided in the state for a minimum of the previous six months. What’s more, you or your spouse is required to have lived in the country in which you are filing, for at least the …
What is Family Law?
Legal issues pertaining to the family can be highly emotional and bitterly contentious. It is important to know your rights, the rights of any children you may have, and how the process will unfold. The law firm of Bohm Wildish specializes in all aspects of California family law, including the …
The Gavron Warning
One of the most common questions we get asked is whether spousal support must be paid forever. Many people had been married for decades and after divorce were made to pay significant monthly alimony or spousal support payments. We often hear stories of how previous legal counsel told them they would …
Spousal Support: The Big Picture
Divorce is life changing. There’s loss of family, heartache and separation of equity and marital assets. What you’ve been building and creating over your adult life in a moment can get torn to shreds. And when it comes to trying to reassemble your life, you may be faced with paying years—perhaps …
What is an Order to Show Cause Hearing?
When starting the divorce process in California, you may hear the phrase Order to Show Cause used quite frequently. An Order to Show Cause is a hearing that typically takes place in between filing for a divorce and the final divorce decree. Typically, the Order to Show Cause hearing is set to handle …
Hire a hit man to murder your spouse, go directly to jail. . Do not collect $200.00!!
Schwarzenegger Approves Spouse Protection Bill Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill to protect men and women from vengeful spouses. The governor on Friday signed AB2674 by Assemblyman Marty Block, a Democrat from San Diego. It says that spouses who solicit the murder of their husband or …
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Children’s Safety and the Elkins Task Force
We previously introduced you to the Elkins Family Law Task Force, a committee established by the Judicial Counsel of California to improve the efficiency of the California Family Law Courts. The Task Force set out to review the system as it is and has followed up with a series of recommendations …