Bohm Wildish: Los Angeles Family Law Attorney What is family law? How many hours do you have? Family law is incredibly complex and encompasses issues ranging from custodial rights to grandparents’ rights to division of property to adoption to conservatorships. This branch of the law, like most …
Do Divorce and Alimony Settlements Require a Family Lawyer?
Alimony Calculator: Do-it-yourself divorce and alimony is rarely, if ever, a good idea. Take this creative approach tried by a man in Mississippi: he put an ad in Craigslist offering “10K to the man or woman who marries” his ex-wife so he would be free from alimony payments. He did add the caveat: …
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How does Family Law in CA cover the children’s interests?
Divorce is difficult enough when it concerns consenting adults. When children are involved, who have no say in the matter and may not know why their parents are divorcing, it is even more difficult. In such cases, the divorcing spouses must proceed with care to not cause additional harm to their …
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What are current California Family Law specs?
To be granted divorce in California you must fulfill certain “residency requirements.” You or your spouse must have resided in the state for a minimum of the previous six months. What’s more, you or your spouse is required to have lived in the country in which you are filing, for at least the …
What is Family Law?
Legal issues pertaining to the family can be highly emotional and bitterly contentious. It is important to know your rights, the rights of any children you may have, and how the process will unfold. The law firm of Bohm Wildish specializes in all aspects of California family law, including the …
The Gavron Warning
One of the most common questions we get asked is whether spousal support must be paid forever. Many people had been married for decades and after divorce were made to pay significant monthly alimony or spousal support payments. We often hear stories of how previous legal counsel told them they would …
Common Law Marriage is Not Validated in California
Believe it or not, two of the most common questions concerning marriage that we come across in the state of California are: “Aren’t my significant other and I considered married if we have been living together for X amount of time?” Or “I’ve been living and sharing the bills with the same …
How to Proceed with Mediation in California
If you are looking for a straightforward way to handle your divorce in the state of California, mediation is becoming an increasingly popular way to do so. More and more couples are choosing to go with mediation due to the fact that it promotes cooperation and good communication between all of the …
Understanding Contempt in California
If you are pursuing a divorce in California, it is important to understand all aspects and possibilities that may arise during your proceedings. Under California Law, a party subject to a valid court order-with knowledge and the ability to comply with the order-who fails to comply with the terms of …
Prop 8 Overturned – What are Your Rights?
On August 4, 2010, the Northern District Court of California ruled that Proposition 8, the 2008 state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, violates the United States Constitution. In May 2008, the California Supreme Court ruled that an earlier state ban on gay marriage, Proposition 22, …
