When parents in California go through a divorce, they or the court may create a child visitation schedule. This legally binding schedule details the time the noncustodial parent will spend with the child.Courts operate on the assumption that it is in the best...
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Month: March 2018
Divorce stress: How to handle a contentious divorce
There is no question about the emotional distress a divorce can cause. You're losing someone whom you believed you would be with for many years, if not a lifetime. Unfortunately, the reality is that the situation calls for you to separate.Knowing that your marriage...
Changes ahead regarding child support information
The federal Office of Child Support Enforcement collected almost $33 billion in fiscal year 2016, and most of that was through income withholding. California payroll department employees may have received new guidance from the agency about child support payments and...
Your new divorce: 5 tips for handling your divorce
You never thought you'd be someone who would go through a divorce. You loved your spouse when you got married, and in some ways, you still do. The reality just is that you can't be with your spouse and that your marriage isn't working.Now, you want to make sure the...
Splitting retirement accounts while avoiding taxes, penalties
A 2016 survey of members of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers found that retirement plans were the second most common topic of conflict in a divorce. In first place was alimony and in third place was business interests. California couples may have to face...
Divorce planning can preserve financial futures
California couples planning a trip down the altar might also want to consider making contingency plans to safeguard against a failed marriage. The wisdom of having health and life insurance policies is unquestioned, and taking similar precautions regarding assets...
Keeping assets in line: Proving what you own to avoid losing out
California is a special state, because it, among few others, recognizes community property. While most states now understand that equitably splitting assets is a good way to do things, California relies on a method similar to that used in Mexico and other nations...