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The Ultimate Guide To Survive A Divorce In 2023

With the rise in divorce rates across the country, having to go through one yourself may be devastating. You’ll probably experience a wide range of emotions, including shock, sadness, frustration, and anxiety. Divorce modifies everything in life, and how much you are affected depends on how long you were married. However, not every change is …

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Top Ten Reasons to Hire a Skilled And Experienced Lawyer in Your Family Law Proceedings

You might be tempted to handle your divorce or other family law matter yourself, without counsel, due to financial considerations. There are provisions in the law that allow you to ask the other party to pay for your fees or contribute to your fees. Hiring a skilled and experienced lawyer to represent you in your …

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How to Divorce a Narcissist and Win – The Ultimate Guide

Divorcing a Narcissist: The Ultimate Guide What is a Narcissist? If you’re caught in a marriage with one, and embarking on a mission to get a divorce and free yourself from their grasp, then you probably already have some idea. Still, not everyone who finds themselves victimized by a narcissist knows what they are dealing …

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Common Law Marriage Myths

A couple becomes married by common law when there is no official ceremony, but the two people consider themselves married and meet certain criteria. However, not all states recognize common law marriage, and California is one of them, which brings us to common law marriage myth number one. If you’ve been living together in Orange …

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Divorce: How to Break It to Your Children

Divorce rates are at an all-time high in California with numbers rising in Los Angeles and Orange County. Where there are more marriages going through divorces, there are more children brought onto the emotional rollercoaster. Our best advice for parents in this situation is to have the children always understand they are unconditionally loved and …

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Infidelity and the Courts

So, you have now made the gut-wrenching decision to file for dissolution of marriage upon learning that your spouse has been having an affair. To you, it matters not that it was an email fling or it was a full physical relationship. Your trust is broken. You are upset and hurt. You have minor children …

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Finding Love Post-Divorce

Finding the “one” is not easy, but what if you thought you found the “one” but you were wrong and now you’re trying again? That can be even harder. Going through a divorce or separation and then trying to date again is rarely easy. Even in a place like California with tons of romantic date spots, dating …

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Retirement Division in California

Marital property division is much more complex that you might realize, especially in California. It can make the divorce process last months or even years. “Marital property” isn’t just the land you live on, in fact, it’s much more. One of the more complex issues surrounding a California divorce that falls under marital property is …

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Managing Same-Sex Parenting of Blended Families

With two kids and three moms, Dr. Colleen Logan, a psychotherapist, found her parenting situation to be quite different from the norm. She wrote a few tips in a HuffPost article that any other blended families with same-sex parents might find helpful. 1) Work out a schedule. It’s always easier to figure out who is …

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Pregnant and Divorcing

It’s not rare for either spouse to have an emotional freak out when you get pregnant. This can often lead to divorce, marital issues or separation. As hard as it may seem, it might be best for you and your child in the long run. So what’s it like to be going through a divorce …

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How to Succeed at Divorce

We spend a lot of time talking about how to “get through” a divorce, but what about coming out on top? Is it possible to “succeed” at divorce? The editors at HuffPost think so, and we agree. With the help of an experienced family divorce attorney, you can “win” divorce. Here are a few tips …

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Divorce: A New Year’s Resolution

Posted by California Divorce Lawyer: It’s mid-way through December, so if you haven’t started thinking of your new year’s resolutions yet… it’s time. “Divorce” is certainly not as common as “going to the gym” when it comes to resolutions. In fact, it may seem odd. However, Bari Weinberger, Esq. believes that it’s fairly common… and a …

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