Marriage is more than just a romantic union, it’s also a contract between two people who plan to share their lives. While couples rarely give great consideration to the legal aspects of a first marriage when they walk down the aisle, experiencing a divorce makes…
In California, the family courts make all decisions based on a child’s best interests. Deciding custody matters is one of the most important factors in determining a positive outcome for the children of divorced parents. Since ultimately the court wishes to make a decision in…
During the turbulent emotions and challenging legal proceedings of a divorce, some spouses make bad financial decisions that can potentially impact the rest of their lives. Under California’s community property divorce laws, a couple’s marital assets must be divided as close to 50/50 as possible….
All divorces are emotionally and financially challenging, but facing a divorce with a large and diverse array of assets to divide under California’s 50/50 community property laws is especially distressing. If you have a high-asset marriage, untangling many bank accounts, investments, valuables, and real estate…
California is a community property divorce state where the court considers all assets and debts accumulated during the marriage as marital property subject to 50/50 distribution regardless of whose name is on the account or property. Only those assets and debts belonging to a spouse…
The process of ending a marriage is emotionally distressing and almost always involves one or both spouses losing the marital home. While the turbulent time of navigating a divorce may not seem like the right time to make a huge decision like buying a new…
