Adopting a Step Child – What is the Process and Why is it Important?
Adopting a Step Child – What is the Process and Why is it Important?
June 4, 2022

Many couples who enter into marriage or domestic partnerships in California have a child or children from a previous relationship or one partner may choose to use surrogacy to become a parent. By virtue of the legal status between the partners, the non-parent becomes a stepparent to the children of their partner.  But the status ...

Understanding Why a Child Support Modification May be Appropriate
May 22, 2022
Understanding Why a Child Support Modification May be Appropriate

California’s food and housing insecurity deteriorated during the pandemic. The fault line in the state’s division of wealth became wider and more unstable. More than a third of Californians live under or near the poverty line. And because of antiquated child support laws, one of the most financially fragile demographics in the state are noncustodial ...

Solutions for Handling Custody Exchanges When Parents Don’t Get Along
May 3, 2022
Solutions for Handling Custody Exchanges When Parents Don’t Get Along

Divorce and child custody are among the most contentious and highly emotional life events. When parents do not get along, the children suffer the most.  Whether children are precocious preschoolers or smart-mouthed teenagers, confrontational custody exchanges can have lasting harm. However, there are solutions to reduce conflict.  How High Conflict Custody Exchanges Hurt Children It ...

Is A Custody Plan Necessary If You Just Separate?
April 22, 2022
Is A Custody Plan Necessary If You Just Separate?

When married partners get a legal separation, they are not divorced, but they are no longer married either. That usually means they live at separate locations, and their children must travel back and forth to see them both. This can potentially cause additional hardship to children who are already going through the painful process of ...

How to Change an Estate Plan After a Divorce
April 4, 2022
How to Change an Estate Plan After a Divorce

Going through a divorce is painful at every step and in every way – emotionally, physically, mentally, and financially.  Unfortunately, yet another step that is important for couples not to overlook during this challenging time is updating the estate plan that was in place when they were happily married. If they do, assets upon death ...

Divorce and Your Retirement Plan – Removing Your Spouse as a Beneficiary
March 24, 2022
Divorce and Your Retirement Plan – Removing Your Spouse as a Beneficiary

Back in 1994, David Egelhoff lived in Washington state and worked for the Boeing Company. It was a respectable job with a good pension plan and a life insurance policy. He had been married a couple of times. He had two kids with his previous wife and was just coming out of a divorce with ...

Keep it Simple, Keep the Inheritance Separate
March 4, 2022
Keep it Simple, Keep the Inheritance Separate

The Millennial Generation continues to break the traditions of previous generations. Never scared of asking questions and doing things differently, these 25-to-40-year-olds are veering away from joint bank accounts and keeping their money in separate accounts. Millennial parents also have one eye on the future. Almost 30% of them have already started saving for their ...

Custody and Visitation Arrangements if an Ex-Spouse is Relocated Due to the Military
February 21, 2022
Custody and Visitation Arrangements if an Ex-Spouse is Relocated Due to the Military

What Happens to Custody and Visitation Arrangements if an Ex-Spouse is Relocated Due to the Military? Parents who are divorced work hard to develop workable visitation arrangements prior to their marriage dissolving. The court’s stance has always been what is in the best interest of the child or children of the marriage. Once a divorce ...

How Criminal Charges Can Affect Child Custody in California?
February 4, 2022
How Criminal Charges Can Affect Child Custody in California?

To be blunt, criminal charges can, and likely will, affect the custody of your child in California. There are various degrees of criminal charges, and the more severe a charge is, the more impact it will have on your custody case.  A judge will always decide a custody battle with the best interest of the ...

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