If you could have perfectly timed your divorce, you may have scheduled it as far from a holiday season as possible. In reality, you may have been more focused on obtaining a fair and swift settlement rather than trying to schedule proceedings for the most convenient time. Navigating the holidays after a recent divorce may […]

The standard that overrides everything else when it comes to children in a divorce is what is in the children’s best interests. San Francisco parents can be sure this is the yardstick a family court judge will use to determine child custody. Issues that deal with child custody can often seem overwhelming and confusing, so it […]

Mental health evaluations may be necessary in certain instances when making decisions regarding children. Child custody determinations are made with children’s best interests in mind. To ascertain what those best interests are, a family court judge in San Francisco may order what are called 730 evaluations. A court mediator or a parents can also request […]

A family is still a family even after divorce. But that being said, every family is different, and child custody decisions should be custom-tailored to fit the individual situations of San Francisco families. Joint custody may not always be the right decision, even though family court judges prefer it. When parents have a tough time […]

There is no way of getting around it, when parents end their marriages, it will have an impact on their children. It will interrupt their routines, perhaps upset them emotionally, cause them to act out of character, etc. So, it is extremely important that parents in San Francisco who are divorcing pay special attention to […]