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Some California parents who are getting a divorce might be interested in a form of child custody known as bird nesting. This is an arrangement that allows children to stay in one place, often the family home, while the parents take turns living there with them.Nesting...
Twice as many older couples are divorcing today compared to the 1990s, but this could leave some people in California having to deal with financial matters for the first time in their lives. A survey by UBS Global Wealth Management found that a majority of women said...
Most parents in California understand that divorce inflicts emotional challenges on children. While disruption cannot be prevented, parents can avoid behaviors that could make the transition even more difficult for the family. Concerned parents should not place their...
As a soon-to-be parent, one of the things you never thought you'd hear yourself say is that you want to get a divorce. After you said the words and thought about the implications for yourself and your child, you grieved over the situation. But at the end of the day,...
Regardless of who earned an income during a marriage, both parties have their own financial interests to tend to if the marriage comes to an end. California residents should look to open their own bank accounts, learn the basics of financial management and close all...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...