Divorce is difficult for children, but a good parenting plan can make life after the family breakup easier for everyone. Here are four tips for making custody and visitation issues less stressful and more workable. 1. Make practical plans When you establish your...
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Understanding temporary alimony in a California divorce
Most divorcing couples in California choose to live apart while the divorce is pending. Living apart may reduce the level of acrimony, but it may also cause financial headaches for one or both of the parties. For this reason, California courts are frequently asked for...
New app aimed at helping divorced parents communicate
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...
Revisiting “the best interests of the child”
One of the most important legal concepts in California divorce law is embodied in the phrase "best interests of the child." Whenever a divorcing California couple has one or more minor children, issues such as child support, child custody and visitation will be...
Order barring Facebook posts by ex-husband is unconstitutional
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...
Understanding the basics of child custody in California
For Californians about to begin a divorce proceeding, child custody often looms as the most difficult issue to be resolved. Unfortunately, many divorcing parents reduce this issue to the simplistic question of "Who gets the kids?" As demonstrated by a review of the...
4 mistakes that can cost you dearly in a high-asset divorce
If you and your spouse have decided to end your marriage, property division is probably the part of the divorce process you dread most. Property division for high-net-worth couples can be complicated and time-consuming. Exercise patience and avoid these four common...
How social media can poison a marriage and cause a divorce
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...
Reviewing California’s community property laws
Most residents of Sacramento who are considering ending their marriages are aware that California is a "community property state," but they may not know exactly what the title means. Familiarity with the state's community property laws may assist in resolving disputes...
Guidelines for high asset divorces in California
Divorcing couples in Sacramento who own significant assets face a number of issues that do not usually come up for couples who are not as well off. That issue is the division of their assets to comply with California's community property laws and also the requirement...