In certain situations, grandparents may be awarded visitation rights. This type of visitation is awarded in order to make certain that children receive the added developmental benefits of having access to those relatives. Grandparents may also be awarded custody of...
Comprehensive Solutions to Difficult Family Law Issues
Month: November 2016
Understanding the Hague Convention
The United States is one of many countries that is a party to the Hague Abduction Convention. California parents should be aware of the treaty and how it applies to international child custody disputes and abductions.The Convention was created to shield children from...
Splitting student loan debt after a divorce
Since California is a community property state, debts and assets acquired during a marriage are generally considered shared marital property. This means if that marriage ends in divorce, those debts and assets will in general be equally divided between the two by a...
Electronic access enhances child support processing
Child support issues can become serious matters for California parents whose payments have not been received. Some government agencies can help to manage child support collection, and funneling payments through a collections office has important benefits for both the...
Why maintaining child support is critical
When divorces turn ugly, all bets are off. Couples who once worked beautifully together are suddenly fighting each other for every little thing, particularly when it comes to the children produced by their marriage. From fighting over the division of time in shared...