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What You Need to Know About Spousal Support

Divorce can put a major strain on finances. This is particularly true in Orange County, where the cost of living is high and the median home cost is over $700,000. Spousal support is often a significant issue in determining the well-being of both parties in a divorce -- the person paying support and …

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The Top Five “Gray Divorce” Challenges

If you are over the age of 50 and have decided that it’s time to "move on" from your marriage, you are not alone -- you are part of the gray divorce boom. Even as divorce rates across the United States decline, your age group is bucking the trend. Baby boomers are now divorcing at the highest rates …

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Co-Parenting in Orange County

You may still be in the process of working through your divorce. Or maybe you are already "dealing with your ex," post-divorce. Either way, the social and parental pressures facing divorced or divorcing ing parents in Orange County are many. Successful co-parenting is possible if there is honest …

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The Benefits of Being Married Ten Years

Question I live in Orange County, California. My nine-year marriage has been rocky for quite some time, and my husband and I periodically talk about divorce. A friend told me I should stick it out a while longer since there are benefits to being married ten years or longer. What are those …

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Don’t Forget These Marital Assets

Many of the largest divorce issues are related to your financial situation and the way that you divide marital property/debt. It's no secret that Orange County is home to many wealthy families, and a divorce or separation can be a financial nightmare if you're not careful. Valuations of even the …

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Move-Away Cases Involving Minor Children

You Can't Just Pick Up And Move. In prior years, under the case Marriage of Burgess, the "primary custodial parent" had the presumptive right to relocate to a different geographic area with the minor children. However, under 2004 California Supreme Court case, in Marriage of LaMusga …

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10 Ways To Protect Your Assets In Divorce

1. Identify your family heirlooms. It is important to know that heirlooms given to you alone (as opposed to things that were given to you and your spouse) by your family do rightfully belong to you, whether they were given to you prior to your marriage or after you and your spouse married. Also, …

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When Will I Stop Hurting So Much?

Loneliness is one of the first most painful emotions to appear when you get divorced. Even if you were lonely in your marriage, it's just somehow different when you are living alone. (Yes, this is true even if your children are living with you.) The ways that people express loneliness are unique …

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Ten Tips to Make Your Divorce Easier

You're lucky enough to live in beautiful, sunny southern California. Orange County life is the best there is, right? But then divorce appears on the horizon and brings with it emotional storms and financial earthquakes. It can be very difficult. Here are some tips to help bring sunshine back into …

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Divorce and Children

When children are involved in a divorce, one must proceed cautiously so as not to cause additional harm to the children. Many times, children need significant reassurances from both parents to see them through the divorce process. Divorce will change the amount of time that you are able to see …

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