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Navigating Divorce with Separate Bank Accounts

Untangling your personal finances can be one of the trickiest parts of getting divorced. After years of pooling income and viewing your assets as belonging to both spouses, determining what each will walk away with when the divorce is finalized is almost never...

The Top 3 Factors that Influence the Cost of a California Divorce

When a couple divorces in California, they may believe they’re braced for how expensive and time-consuming the process will be. Nevertheless, many couples are still shocked by the size of the costs when the bills start to roll in. Despite all the popular...

Do I Have to Pay Spousal Support During a Separation in California?

When a couple decides to legally separate, they may be unsure of their legal obligations to one another under the new status. Unlike in a divorce, spouses who are legally separated are still married, though they will also have a larger degree of...

Legal Separation vs. Divorce: What’s the Difference?

When a couple experiences trouble in their marriage, it may not be immediately clear to them if divorce is the right move. Nevertheless, couples may feel that separation is necessary in the meantime, whether to give them breathing space to chart a path...