Benefits of a Prenuptial Agreement
The holiday season is renowned for romance and heartfelt proposals, but blending the excitement of engagement with practical foresight is important. Prenuptial agreements, often viewed through a pragmatic lens, not only safeguard personal and financial interests but also encourage open and honest communication between partners. By establishing clear terms before marriage, prenuptial agreements offer peace […]
Infidelity Takes a Back Seat in Divorce…Sort of
If you are the type of person who simply won’t stand for your spouse cheating on you, then when you found out about it, you probably decided that your marriage needed to end. Despite your anger, and perhaps a desire to punish your spouse, you cannot allege adultery or infidelity as grounds for divorce. California’s […]
Parental Alienation Syndrome: Are Your Kids Victims?
Divorce is never easy and if you’re one of many California parents whose children have been having difficulty adapting to a new lifestyle, you are definitely not alone in your struggle. It’s understandable that your kids may go through various emotions as they come to terms with the idea that their parents are no longer […]
Keep Kids’ Stress Levels Low Re Co-Parenting After Divorce
When you divorced, you knew that you and your kids would go through an adjustment period while adapting to your new lifestyle. Perhaps your friends who had already gone through divorce warned you about some of the possible challenges you’d experience during your first post-divorce year. If you have a solid parenting plan and kids […]
Parental Alienation in CA
In the aftermath of a custody battle where one parent was awarded sole or primary custody of the child, the noncustodial parent often feels devastated. Moreover, the custodial parent may use the custody award to reinforce their superiority over their former spouse. These misguided aspirations can be taken to the extreme by taking actions to […]
The Basket of Stones
A man and a woman were walking together down a very long road. They carried between them a large basket, which at the start of their journey together was empty. As they went along they, like everyone else, sometimes disagreed, fought, disrespected, and committed other wrongs against the other, and the offending party put a […]
Co-parenting–Words of Warning
If you share custody, you have likely faced disagreements with your ex on the best ways to raise your child or children. Some of those disagreements may have destabilized your marriage, led to your divorce, or alienated you from your children. When making important parenting decisions, though, unreasonable stubbornness will not help you teach your […]
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 […]
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 […]
Is Abuse Only Physical?
Are you a victim of domestic violence and abuse? Violence against a spouse or partner is never acceptable. Hit, kick, shove, or spit on your partner and the judge will rightfully punish you. For example, the judge may issue a restraining order that prevents you from contacting or coming within a certain distance of your […]