The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened concerns for separated parents who frequently exchange their children. Parents with pre-pandemic child visitation orders are finding the statewide [...]
Under California law, registered domestic partners have the same rights, protections, and benefits as married couples. Essentially, Domestic Partnerships are available to same-sex couples and [...]
A premarital agreement is a contract between two people who plan to get married. This contract can determine both individual’s rights regarding their money and property when the marriage ends in [...]
Under California law, a parent’s duty to support their minor children is above all others. For various reasons, parents split up, and they eventually come to an agreement on—or the Court [...]
When a married couple starts a divorce or legal separation in California, the Summons served with the Petition in dissolution of marriage or legal separation contains Automatic Temporary [...]
In addition to “regular” child support obligations, parents of minor children are required to pay for uninsured and/or unreimbursed medical expenses. Uninsured medical expenses are medical [...]
Domestic violence, in California as well as elsewhere, affects many families and individuals. It happens more than you realize, in part because it is often hard to identify. The traditional [...]
The family law attorney team at Naimish & Lewis recently attended a continuing legal education seminar to learn more on how domestic violence can impact child custody proceedings. This blog [...]
Divorce is an emotionally and financially challenging experience, but it can be even more daunting for parents with a special needs child. California child support typically ends when a child [...]
