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Contested divorces often ensnare friends and business associates of one or both parties. Rarely, however, does a divorce pit one congressman against another. This unusual spectacle is now unfolding as Ohio Rep. Michael Turner is attempting to compel California Rep....
As anyone who has experienced a divorce can attest, life is not certain. That observation applies to many post-divorce situations, including the payment of child support. As many people in Sacramento have come to realize, the completion of the formal divorce...
California law requires both parties to a divorce to make a full and complete disclosure of their assets to the other party. Occasionally, one or both parties will attempt to prevent the other spouse from learning about certain assets with the intent of preventing the...
Domestic violence is a serious offense that can have deadly consequences. Therefore, the courts take such accusations quite seriously, and may even feel the need to impose a restraining order. Whether a person is the accusing or the accused party, it is important to...
Very few, if any, Californians enter a marriage expecting the union to fail. But, divorce is a common phenomenon, and even the mere thought of divorce can unleash a flood of unpleasant emotions, including anger, grief, fear and anxiety. Psychologists who have studied...
One of the most trying moments after a divorce is finalized is when the ex-spouse who is ordered to pay child support decides to move to another state. Even the mere announcement of an intent to move can instill in the custodial parent intense anxiety about ensuring...
The California legislature presumably decided to make property acquired during a marriage community property to simplify divorces. This choice often has the intended outcome, but many divorcing couples still run into problems in negotiating property division issues....
For divorcing couples with minor children, the "best interests of the child" is perhaps the most dominant concept in the entire divorce. California law makes child custody, child visitation and child support dependent upon how the best interests of the child will be...
An issue that is often overlooked in the early stages of a California divorce is the disposition of pets. Occasionally, only one spouse wants to keep the family pet, and the issue is easily resolved. In many families, however, both spouses and the children form...
Many divorcing couples in California view the entry of the final decree as the end of the anger and frustration that infects many divorce proceedings. Unfortunately, some couples continue to engage in angry and manipulative behavior long after the marriage is...
