An impending divorce can create great amounts of stress, anger, sadness and grief. Many people in Sacramento who are facing the disruption of ending a marriage often wonder whether they need a lawyer to help them. Such doubts are especially common for younger people...
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Governor signs bill allowing courts to determine pet custody
Divorcing couples worry and wonder about many things, including the division of marital property, child custody and support and spousal maintenance. One thing that may not be considered until the last minute is the fate of a beloved pet. California Governor Jerry...
4 tax considerations when getting a divorce
Getting a divorce is stressful on its own, and paying taxes is its own difficult experience, too. When you put the two together, you may find it hard to cope. Divorcing brings a whole new set of tax issues that you must consider. With so many things to worry and think...
Dealing with retirement plans in a California divorce
For divorcing couples who have been married for a significant number of years the retirement plans owned by them may be the largest assets they own, worth more than even the house. Because California is a community property state, the process of dividing the assets in...
Two ways to avoid a court trial in a divorce case in California
Many couples in Sacramento who are pondering a divorce are concerned about the emotional strain and expense of an extended court trial. These concerns are increased if the marriage involves young children or if the couple has acquired significant assets to split...
Parental fitness and child custody
A divorce can trigger ugly emotions for one or both spouses, especially if young children are involved. In some divorce cases in Sacramento County, one or both spouses will accuse the other of being an "unfit" parent. On some occasions, this accusation is merely the...
An overview of spousal support in California
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...
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...

