Divorce is About the Rest of Your Life
Six Ways to Protect Your Pocketbook Before, During, and After Divorce
Divorce is expensive and can be a major setback in reaching your financial goals. During this time you’ll need to make serious decisions about your current finances and your future. The following tips will help keep you on track and your divorce in order. Tip #1 – Look at Your Current Financial Situation Now that …
A Celebrity Divorce Dictionary – What the Celebrity Magazines Really Mean?
Ever read an article from a celebrity magazine or paper and wonder what all that legal jargon means? The following definitions explain many of the terms often used by reporters to describe celebrity divorce. Divorce Paperwork – TMZ reported that Charlie Sheen and wife, Brooke Mueller, have not “lawyered up” for a divorce, but the …
What the McCourt Divorce Means for the LA Dodgers
Earlier this month, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ordered LA Dodgers owner, Frank McCourt, to pay his wife, Jamie McCourt, $637,159 in temporary spousal support on top of covering her lawyer’s fees. This monthly payment is meant to cover expenses related to the eight homes in her name plus living expenses. In the …
The Elkins Family Law Task Force: Making California Divorce Fair
In May 2008, the Judicial Counsel of California established the Elkins Family Law Task Force to create ways to improve the efficiency and accessibility of the California Family Law Courts. This past April, the task force released its recommendations that show a promising shift in how California handles divorce. The report outlined 117 recommendations, which …
How to Keep Your Pet After Divorce
According to an article on MSNBC.com, Americans spend $40 billion on their pets each year. This is proof that pet owners often consider their dog, cat, bird, etc. to be part of the family. During divorce, a conflict arises between the courts and the loving pet owners. When the parting spouses look to the court …
What Not to Wear to Divorce Court
Have you seen the show “What Not to Wear” on TLC? In case you haven’t, the basic premise of the show involves two “fashionistas” who instruct an average dresser on the right and the wrong ways to dress. It would be wonderful if the show’s hosts took a trip to the Los Angeles Superior Courthouse …
Activities for Divorced Parents in Southern California
Make Time for Your Kids this Summer School will be out before you know it, and that means it’s time to plan activities that you can do with your children over the summer. This list of ideas includes only inexpensive and local Southern California activities, since we want you to avoid the Disneyland Dad (or …
Premarital Agreements
Premarital agreements (also called prenuptial agreements) often have a negative connotation. However, we feel this is an unfair assessment. Premarital agreements can do many positive things for your marriage. If your marriage does end in divorce, it only helps protect you and your family financially. We have written a series of resource articles about premarital …
Dividing Assets – Pension Plans
If some of the assets you are dividing as part of your divorce include a pension plan, then you will need an expert Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) drafter to create the document for you. This is imperative, since every pension plan is different and because a QDRO is not a neutral document. If you …
10 Questions To Ask a Divorce Lawyer
Do you specialize in divorces, or are divorces just a part of your practice? Are you a certified family law specialist? What is your strategy for my case? How long will it take to resolve my case? How long to you take to return phone calls? How do I get a hold of you if …
Court Needs to Consider Both Ability to Pay and Actual Expenses When Ordering Attorneys Fees
Past cases have clearly emphasized that the court should consider need and ability to pay, but this case is unique in that the court specifically considered husband’s actual expenses and also considered hefty child support and spousal support obligations in determining that it was just unfair to make husband pay attorneys fees under these circumstances.
Reducing Child Support When Income Goes Down
In re Marriage of Alter: This is a recent case that emphasizes how important it is for you to consider reducing child support when your income goes down. In this case the father had agreed to pay $4,000 per month child support and had agreed that the child support be non-modifiable. Specifically the parties had …
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