Family Law

In family courts, child support and spousal support are subjects of intense debate. Parents and spouses engage in heated discussions concerning various factors that can affect the support amount, [...]

When it comes to child custody and visitation matters, there are many factors and circumstances specific to your case that influence a Judge’s decision.

Presumed Parents and Child Custody When unmarried “parents” are no longer on amicable terms, we often see one attempting to prevent the other from exercising legal custody decision-making and [...]

During divorce settlement discussions, spouses can be very creative in their agreements to divide assets and debts. Spouses may consider an equal or unequal division of community property, the [...]

The journey through divorce or legal separation can be overwhelming. Many clients find themselves unprepared for the procedural, legal, and emotional complexities involved. An essential part of [...]

Divorce & Taxes… To the disappointment of everyone involved in a divorce or legal separation, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will not give special extensions, or wait until a case [...]

Child support is a highly contentious issue in family courts. Parents argue over every detail that could impact the amount of support, whether it is appropriately paid, and for how long it needs [...]

The end of a divorce case, also known as dissolution of marriage in California, is when a final judgment has been entered and can no longer be altered in some way. Much conflict occurs in the [...]

Pets are property, but we care for their needs and treat them as family too! They are living beings that require food, water, shelter, veterinary care, and as most people would agree, affection. [...]

In prior articles, we’ve discussed generally the duty to disclose and some of the main documents that make up the Preliminary and Final Declarations of Disclosure. Despite this duty, the reality [...]