You and your spouse might disagree about the right way to split your property when you file for divorce. Most of the time, couples eventually find ways to resolve these disagreements. Occasionally, however, the prospect of splitting up property will push one spouse...
Thinking about a divorce may make you feel nervous or vulnerable. Individuals with significant assets are often particularly concerned about what divorce will mean for their financial future. Houses, retirement funds and businesses are all assets that can lead to...
For those who have never heard of the concept of hiring a private judge, the idea can seem absurd at first. It may even smack of some illegal scheme to trick people out of their money. The truth, however, is that hiring a private judge to handle a divorce is a...
Divorce has a tendency of breeding bad blood between parents. Unfortunately, sometimes this hostility can cause one parent to use their child or children against the other. Coined by child psychologist Robert Gardner in 1985, parental alienation is a harmful form of...
Divorce can be tough even in the most amicable of situations. This is especially the case when there is a lot on the line in the way of assets and property. Fortunately, mediation for divorcing couples can be a helpful solution for addressing divorce disputes in the...
You may have felt like your marriage has been over for quite some time, but there's one thing stopping you from making the move: you don't think you can afford to make it on your own. If there are kids involved, the financial woes seem even worse. Not only are you...
As Californians who are contemplating marriage may know, practical considerations might come into play before the nuptials are legalized. This may include deciding if a prenuptial agreement might be a good idea. Because California is a community property state, all...
California couples may be surprised to learn that the rate of divorce for individuals between the age of 50 and 64 doubled from 1990 to 2014. Perhaps even more alarming is that the divorce rate tripled for people older than 65 during the same time period. Many of...
When parents end their marriage, many changes are ahead for their kids whether the process is contentious or not. Children often feel insecure and afraid during a divorce, but it is possible for estranged California couples to make dissolving a marriage easier on...
It's not unusual for people in California or anywhere else in the United States to decide to move to another state. However, such moves have actually become less common over the past 50 years. This change in behavior has bewildered academics who simply can't...