If you’re looking for a lawyer to help you in a divorce case, custody proceeding, or other family matter in California, you may have heard that aggressive attorneys are best. But what makes an aggressive lawyer effective? An aggressive personality doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll get…
When you walked down that aisle you probably never considered that the journey could end in a divorce lawyer’s office. Still, a life together makes unexpected twists and turns or eventually leads two people in different directions. If you’ve decided divorce is the inevitable end…
When spouses seek a divorce in California, the courts make an effort to bridge any gaps in income between them in order to prevent undue financial burdens from falling on one of the spouses. The foundation of this law addresses marriage as a contract between…
California is a community property state for marriage. Under this type of law, married couples become a “community” and any income or assets brought into the marriage once it’s begun belong to that community. Under this law, divorcing couples must equally divide all community property…
When a couple with children seeks a divorce in California, the final divorce decree will include required child support payments from the higher-earning parent to the lower-earner based on both parents’ incomes and their amount of parenting time. Child support payment orders seek to minimize…
When spouses decide to end their marriage, there are usually many questions about the process. During this turbulent time, it helps to understand California’s divorce law, timeline, and process, including the terminology. One of the first questions often involves confusion over terms sometimes used interchangeably….
