Financial and legal decisions can compound the emotional difficulties of ending a marriage. But these decisions can have long-term consequences after your divorce when one income pays the expenses that were paid by two spousal incomes. Choosing the right financial...
Here’s how to prepare for divorce negotiations
Most divorces resolve through negotiations before they ever go to trial. While that might sound appealing to you, especially given that a judge who doesn’t know you would otherwise be left making important decisions about your future, you’ll want to make sure that...
Will social media affect your divorce?
Social media is an element of many people’s everyday lives, especially as more of us use these sites to connect with friends and family. However, just as your posts can have a significant impact on your friendships and your marriage, the posts you make on social media...
How mediation can help divorcing couples
There are many potential advantages and benefits of divorce mediation for divorcing couples to consider when they decide how to handle their divorce. Divorce mediation is an alternative to a litigated divorce that divorced couples may want to consider the advantages...
How is legal separation different from divorce?
Like many other states, California affords couples who want to live apart the option of pursuing a legal separation instead of a divorce. Probably the biggest difference between a legal separation and a divorce is that, in the case of a legal separation, the couple...
Options for the family home in the property division process
The family home may be the biggest purchase you made during your marriage. But, as time marches on, not all marriages will last, and you may find yourself wondering what will happen to your family home in your divorce. Generally, there are three options you have...
Helping a child when grandparents divorce
These days, it is not just middle age adults in California who divorce. More seniors are divorcing, even those who have been married for decades. Known as a “gray divorce,” the divorce legal issues seniors face are different from those younger or middle-age adults...
The basis of a successfully mediated divorce
While it can seem like a major production to have a perfect wedding, ending one’s union with a partner could also be a significant process. As any couple in California can attest, they do not intend to get divorced when going through the motions to wed; however, it is...
Do I qualify for an annulment instead of a divorce?
If one has seen a movie involving a marriage in Las Vegas, they probably have heard the word, annulment. If so, they may wonder if they qualify for one, instead of going through the divorce process because the movies often make annulments seem quick and easy....
The mechanics of collaborative divorce
Many people in the San Francisco area who are contemplating a divorce are often held back by their fear of the anger, stress and recrimination that accompany many divorces. Mediated divorce settlements were devised to help couples agree on many, if not all, of the...
