When summer ends and the new school year begins, your family faces unique challenges that intact families do not have. School schedules can affect where your child sleeps, who handles transportation and other important decisions. It helps to understand how California...
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Navigating child custody arrangements with blended families
Working out child custody is difficult. It can feel even harder when new partners and stepfamilies are involved. In blended families, custody can quickly become a mix of legal issues and strong emotions. To create a proactive plan for co-parenting, you may just need a...
Can domestic violence affect child custody in California?
For parents, leaving an abusive relationship is only part of the battle. Divorce may end the marriage, but it does not always end the need to communicate with the other parent or make decisions about the children. That reality can feel especially overwhelming when you...
How should you handle complex assets in a divorce?
Divorce is a deeply emotional process that also involves many financial decisions. When you have significant assets, the process can feel overwhelming. Understanding how California treats complex assets can help your long-term financial interests during this...
Dating During a CA Divorce: Is it a Good Idea?
Dating while your divorce case is pending in Sacramento, California can complicate your legal proceedings. Many people do not plan to start new relationships during divorce, but life does not always wait for paperwork to finalize. California is a no-fault divorce...
Are co-parenting apps a divorce game-changer?
Divorce changes more than a family’s structure. It changes how parents talk about everyday life. Conversations that once happened casually now follow written schedules and court orders. In that shift, many parents encounter co-parenting apps and wonder whether these...
How can you spot hidden assets and red flags in a divorce?
Dividing property becomes more complicated when large assets, businesses or real estate come into play. In California, high-income earners, business owners and property investors often face extra challenges ensuring a fair division. Hidden assets can increase stress...
Minimizing retirement setbacks during a gray divorce
Older couples who have spent years together may eventually grow apart from one another. Instead of spending their golden years trapped in a miserable marriage, they may instead elect to pursue a gray divorce. After years of marriage, divorce can become relatively...
How substance abuse may influence child custody determinations
Parents who live together due to marriage or cohabitation generally share parental responsibilities. They each take responsibility for meeting the specific needs of the children. Those shared parental responsibilities usually persist even if the relationship between...
Relocation disputes: What happens when a parent wants to move out of state with the children?
When parents divorce or are no longer together, issues around child custody and visitation can become complex. One particularly challenging issue is when a parent wants to relocate out of state with their children. If you're in California and facing this situation,...

