How Can I Protect Myself with Restraining Orders
Are you afraid of your ex? Do you worry that you are being followed or your spouse is looking to attack you in the wake of a break-up? If so, you should consider a restraining order. A restraining order is a legal device that offers protection against threatening spouses and anyone else whose presence you […]
Breach of Fiduciary Duty
In the thick of a divorce, tensions often run high. Each spouse may wish nothing but pain and misery for the other. Such feelings, though unfortunate, may be unavoidable. Even the most agreeable people can become petty and mean in the midst of a divorce. It is vital that divorcing spouses remain honest, however—regardless of […]
New in Town: California’s Residency Requirement
If you are preparing for a divorce, don’t forget about California’s residency requirement. Depending on how long you have lived in the “Golden State,” this requirement may restrict your ability to get a divorce. According to California’s residency requirement, divorces will only be granted to those who have lived in the state for at least […]
What are Parenting Plans & How do They Work?
While divorce offers a definitive conclusion to a problematic marriage, parenthood survives even the most acrimonious of divorces. No relationship is fully settled when children are involved because each parent shares an interest in the continuing well-being of a child, and is entitled to equally participate in that evolving relationship. This is where a parenting […]
What a Child Wants
A child whose parents are divorcing may feel as if he needs his own lawyer—someone to articulate his feelings of confusion and sadness, someone to make his parents aware of what he needs to grow into a healthy, well-adjusted adult. While minor’s counsel may be appropriate in certain situations, their job is to represent the […]
The Truth Will Set You Free: Should I Be Honest With My Lawyer?
The average person going through a divorce is not a lawyer. He or she does not have years of experience practicing law or sophisticated knowledge of the legal system. Instead, most parties to a divorce are largely detached from the world of law. This typically means that they will need assistance with their divorce. After […]
Telling Your Children about Infidelity?
Infidelity is a complex issue for all parties involved. Those who have had an affair must decide whether to continue the outside relationship or end it entirely. The situation is similarly complex between married spouses. When infidelity is discovered, spouses must determine how they will move forward and if the marriage can survive. These situations […]
Class in Session: Returning to School after a Divorce
After divorce, former spouses need to reassess their lives. Marriage has not worked and it is now time to build new, separate lives. In the process of starting over, divorcees often reexamine their careers as well. Women, for example, who have passed up careers to raise children and be homemakers may be compelled to enter […]
Is Mediation A Better Way Forward?
As you find yourself immersed in the minutiae of your divorce, do you find yourself asking “Is there a better way to get through a divorce?” If so, you’re not alone. Many people are in the same boat as you, and many of them feel very strongly, just as you do, that there has to […]
How Can I Tell My Children About This Divorce?
Remember the children? Remember the children. A good question and an even better directive. A divorce may be painful for you, but it can and very often does affect your children on an even greater level. Divorce can cause children to lose their sense of stability and feel as though neither parent loves them. They […]