One of the biggest concerns for any Sacramento resident who is considering a divorce is the subject of alimony, or "spousal support," to use the preferred California term. Generally speaking, California courts will order one spouse to pay support to the other spouse...
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Year: 2018
Dealing with post-divorce loneliness
A divorce can be an extremely unpleasant experience. Relationships are broken and rearranged, money problems may arise and any divorced person may deal with loneliness and even depression. For many divorced persons in the Sacramento area, the road to restoring life...
Will you need to pay your spouse’s legal fees for a divorce?
Couples will need to pay various fees when they want to divorce. Every case is different, but everyone should expect to pay quite a bit for the process. While there are some horror stories of people who had to pay upwards of $250,000 for a divorce, those instances are...
Will spousal support be part of your divorce decree?
This is a question many divorcing Sacramento couples may ask themselves this year. But what is spousal support? Who gets it and why? Read on to learn more about how spousal support becomes part of a divorce decree and why. Spousal support, also known as alimony, is...
Angelina Jolie – Pitt looking to finalize divorce by year’s end
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's divorce has been headline news for years now. There have been accusations on both sides and child custody headlines concerning the custody status of their six children. In recent news, Angelina Jolie reports that she is seeking to have a...
Enforcing child support orders in California
The failure of a non-custodial parent to pay court-ordered child support can be one the most bothersome post-divorce issues imaginable. Usually, the custodial parent depends on these payments for food, clothing, medical care and other aspects of the child's care. In...
Using a joint appraiser in a California divorce
One of the most contentious issues in divorces involving wealthy couples is the valuation of joint property. Even in a community property state like ours, where joint assets are divided equally, many assets may require a valuation to ensure the equal division required...
Could a legal separation be better for you than divorce?
The old idiom, “Marry in haste, repent at leisure,” could also apply to couples who make a quick decision to divorce, then regret their hasty actions later. Sometimes divorce is not the answer, at least not for the time being. A legal separation might...
Enforcing child support orders across state borders
One the most vexatious post-divorce issues is enforcing an order for child support when one or both of the divorced parents has moved to another state. Fortunately for California residents facing this problem, the state has enacted the Uniform Interstate Family...
Understanding child custody in California
Of all the issues and disagreements that may arise in a divorce, child custody probably generates more emotional distress than alimony, property division and child support combined. Some divorcing parents use custody of the children as a weapon, while some genuinely...