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Bohm Wildish: California Divorce and Family Law Is a child better off when both parents have custody? Determining child custody is one of the most difficult aspects of many divorces; while it may not be in the best interest of the child to live with both parents in a single household, the bulk of research …
What is the Length of the Average Marriage Prior to Divorce? If you’ve found yourself going through a divorce, you are not alone. There’s something comforting in knowing you aren’t the only one going through challenging times. For example did you know one of every three Americans are having credit problems? In both cases misery …
Bohm Wildish: California Divorce Law Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger spent Arnold’s 64th birthday and this past Christmas together with their four children, Katherine, Christina, Patrick and Christopher. The celebrity Extra website reports, “Children and family come first,” a source close to the estranged couple told People earlier this year, with an additional insider adding, …
Bohm Wildish: California Family Law Parenting is not easy, and this is no more true than when parents are going through a divorce or ending a relationship. The court must balance the rights of the parents with the best interest of the child, and it can be difficult to agree on what, exactly, is best …
Custody Laws Vary from State to State: Seek Help from an AttorneyRead More
Bohm Wildish: California Family Law If you are going through a California divorce, you have undoubtedly heard endless horror stories of unfair settlements, ferocious court battles, and angry, bitter couples ruining the day they met. Most divorces are able to be settled, if not amicably, then civilly, whether with the help of mediators or the …
California Divorce: Do you really need a lawyer when you get divorced in California? Technically, no, you do not. But as they say, a man who represents himself has a fool for a client. This is typically stated in the context of a criminal trial, but it is usually on target for divorce as well. …
Child Support in California: An uncontested divorce moves through the court system much more quickly and less expensively than contested divorces; in California, a couple can decide on matters including arrangements for the division of shared property and real estates, custody, and child support independent of the court. This is much, much easier said than …
Can an Uncontested Divorce Still Affect Child Support?Read More
Bohm Wildish Los Angeles Family Law Divorce can take an incredible emotional toll on a couple, but the financial costs can be just as burdensome. As of 2005, the average divorce litigated in court cost $15,000 and took 18 months to resolve. Divorce is one of the most stressful events one can experience in life, …
Divorce Mediation: A Lower Cost Alternative that May Work for YouRead More
Bohm Wildish – Los Angeles, California Family Law Attorney Parents are legally obligated to provide for their children financially, even, and especially, after a relationship with the other parent ends. According to the US Census Bureau, less than half of all custodial mothers and custodial fathers receive all of the support they are owed; about …
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 others, is changing constantly; California, for instance, recently …
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: “This offer …
Do Divorce and Alimony Settlements Require a Family Lawyer?Read More
Often, divorce can trigger or exacerbate financial difficulties, particularly for the parent who has primary custody and responsibility for the children involved in the relationship. While parents may be separated, each is still responsible for the financial upbringing and wellbeing of the child; this is true whether or not the other parent sees the child …
What Can You Do if Your Spouse Doesn’t Pay Child Support?Read More
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