16 May 2013 0 Comments

Financial support payment

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Share If you are going through a divorce, the lives of your minor children may be altered.  One of the first issues that come to mind is child support. Child support is the financial support paid from one parent to [...]

23 April 2013 0 Comments

Understanding custody cases & what they entail

Share As the divorce rate rises so does the child custody cases being filed. Child Custody cases can become more complex and challenging because they are negotiations between two parents, who have their own opinions on what they want for their children and what is better for them. Before you file for child custody become [...]

5 April 2013 0 Comments

Michael Jordan’s paternity suit

Share According to Michael Jordan, the paternity lawsuit that was recently filed against him in a Georgia court is “shameless” and should be dismissed. The former NBA star claims that he is not the father of a woman’s 16-year-old son as she has been claiming in a court case. Pamela Y. Smith, the plaintiff, claims [...]

1 April 2013 0 Comments

What’s new in California Family Law?

Share 2013 brings with it a host of new Family Laws. Even if you are self represented, the court expects you to know the law. Below is a list of several (but not all) new laws that may be essential in your Divorce, Domestic Partnership Dissolution, Child Custody or other Family Law Matter. CHILD CUSTODY: [...]

8 March 2013 0 Comments

Rupert Sanders’ wife files for divorce

Share Recently, the wife of film director Rupert Sanders has filed for divorce in California. Citing irreconcilable differences, Sanders’ wife is seeking joint legal and physical custody of the couple’s two children. The couple has been married for 15 years. Sanders, who had an affair with Twilight star Kristen Stewart, was hoping for reconciliation. Issues [...]

19 February 2013 0 Comments

Legal separation vs divorce

Share Even though a legal separation, in many ways, is equivalent to divorce, it is not a divorce.  If you are legally separated from your spouse, you are still married. What is a legal separation?  It is not a divorce; however, it can include virtually the same types of decisions regarding: ·         Child custody and [...]

8 February 2013 0 Comments

What is custodial interference?

Share One of the most important aspects of successful parenting after a divorce is making sure that the children have quality time with both parents. California custody orders may allow parents to share legal and physical custody of their child.  Custodial interference refers to when a parent or other party does not comply with the [...]

5 February 2013 0 Comments

What are child custody risk factors?

Share Are you worried about losing custody of your child? Regardless of where you live, child custody battles are some of the most difficult issues during a divorce.  Too many accusations fly and finger pointing only adds to an already difficult situation.  In contentious custody battles, the parent who ends up losing is the one [...]

14 December 2012 0 Comments

Modifying parenting plan

Share A parenting plan is supposed to make provisions for how the parents share the residential schedule of the children, how they make decisions concerning their children, how they will resolve disputes, and other important issues that will guide the co-parenting relationship. In order to make things easier, the parents could create and agree to [...]

12 December 2012 0 Comments

Parental alienation

Share When facing divorce, many difficult and delicate matters come into play. Parental alienation can happen as a result of one parent using the child as a tool in order to cause the other parent harm through the manipulation of the child’s feelings.  It involves one parent allowing the child to be exposed to ill-will [...]