On behalf of Gary, Till, Burlingham & Lynch | May 16, 2019 | Divorce, Firm News
Most Californians who get divorced think that the judgment ending the marriage is the end of the divorce process. However, divorced persons should attend to a number of matters that are not usually addressed in the typical judgment. Perhaps the most obvious...
On behalf of Gary, Till, Burlingham & Lynch | May 9, 2019 | Divorce, Firm News
Marriages are generally regarded as times of celebration and optimism toward the future. Why spoil these good feelings with the suggestion that the couple execute a premarital agreement? Don’t such agreements deal with the consequences of divorce, not marriage?...
On behalf of Gary, Till, Burlingham & Lynch | Apr 4, 2019 | Divorce, Firm News
California laws contain several remedies for women whose ex-husbands do not pay child or spousal support. The state has an agency that helps locate ex-spouses and assists in seeking court enforcement of an existing order for child or spousal support. Unfortunately for...
On behalf of Gary, Till, Burlingham & Lynch | Mar 21, 2019 | Divorce, Firm News
The end of a divorce proceeding does not always signify the end of acrimony between the divorced parents. As many divorced residents of Sacramento have learned, anger at the former spouse may often disrupt post-divorce efforts by the parents to tend to the welfare of...
On behalf of Gary, Till, Burlingham & Lynch | Mar 7, 2019 | Divorce, Firm News
The advent of social media has added a new dimension to divorces in California and elsewhere. Some angry ex-spouses have used platforms such as Facebook and Twitter to post harshly critical comments about the other party to the divorce. Courts have been crafting...
On behalf of Gary, Till, Burlingham & Lynch | Feb 21, 2019 | Divorce, Firm News
One of the most pervasive social changes that has occurred in California and the United States in the last 20 years is the increasing use of social media to begin, renew or maintain personal relationships. A person may think he or she are pursuing an innocent...
On behalf of Gary, Till, Burlingham & Lynch | Jan 17, 2019 | Divorce, Firm News
When married couples in Sacramento decide to end their marriages, they most commonly think that a divorce is their only option. In most cases, this assumption is correct. Other factors, however, may make an annulment a preferable option. Apart from the procedures that...
On behalf of Gary, Till, Burlingham & Lynch | Jan 3, 2019 | Divorce, Firm News
California’s community property laws can present unexpected issues in a divorce. How does a couple divide a valuable work of art? Or divide a valuable antique piece of furniture? And what about the family dog or cat or parrot? Until this past year, California...
On behalf of Gary, Till, Burlingham & Lynch | Dec 27, 2018 | Divorce, Firm News
Most Sacramento residents who are contemplating a divorce are aware that the process is often stressful, emotionally painful and exhausting. What many people in this position do not realize, however, is that using a divorce mediator can make the divorce process far...
On behalf of Gary, Till, Burlingham & Lynch | Nov 29, 2018 | Divorce, Firm News
Many people in Sacramento who endure a divorce proceeding find that their financial circumstances change after the divorce is completed. One of the ex-spouses may become unemployed or suffer a demotion that reduces their salary. Occasionally, one of the spouses or a...
