Divorce is usually a long and complicated process. It can sometimes take months to complete the entire ordeal. For most people, the process starts when one spouse or the other moves out of the marital home. Unfortunately, if your husband moves out of your house in...
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Critical points to remember about child support payments
Even if parents divorce, both parents are expected to help with the cost of raising the children. This is accomplished by ordering one parent to make payments to the other parent. These are known as child support payments. California, like other states, has a...
Why do people still live together when they’re separated?
In some cases, a couple knows the marriage is over. They haven't officially divorced, but they're separated. It's the first step toward ending things. However, even when they're technically not thinking of themselves as a couple, they keep living together. This...
Divorces can impact the workplace in a negative manner
Divorces impact many areas of life, including work life. The last thing that you need when you are already going through a major life upheaval is to worry about your job stability. There are a few different things that employers should consider when they have a worker...
Could your choice of friends be straining your marriage?
Most California couples fall in love with each other and that's why they want to get married. Conversely, they don't necessarily have to fall in love with each other's friends. Perhaps your wife has a BFF who takes her out dancing all night long. Perhaps your husband...
Make plans for child custody in unusual situations this year
Now that the school season is in full swing, it is time to think about what you are going to do if special situations present themselves this school year. For parents who still live together, making plans for who will pick up a child from school if the school closes...
Understand important points about child support in California
Almost all child custody cases come with child support. This financial support isn't decided without careful consideration. Instead, the court has very specific things that it has to consider when trying to determine which parent is going to pay child support and how...
Understand what child support payments help to cover
When you and your child's other parent aren't in a relationship any longer, there is a chance that either you or your ex will have to pay child support. These payments are meant to help pay for the expenses associated with raising a child. There are some instances in...
What is your ex allowed to spend child support on in California?
After child custody and asset division, child support is often one of the most contentious issues in a divorce. It can be frustrating to pay a substantial amount of your income each month for the upkeep of children you see occasionally. It can also be difficult for a...
Plan ahead before you leave your marriage
When you decide that your marriage is over, you need to make plans. It usually isn't a good idea to just walk away with the clothes on your back. Of course, if you are the victim of abuse, that might be just what you have to do. Ideally, you will have time to plan...