Parents who have a child with special needs or a mental illness know that the costs for providing effective therapy to support their mental well-being can be staggering. Even when health insurance coverage is available for appropriate services, co-pays and deductibles...
Month: December 2024
How a Child’s Mental Health Affects Custody Decisions: Ensuring the Best Care
When parents divorce, determining who gets custody of the child is a central area of focus, and is often a key point of disagreement. California values children maintaining strong relationships with both their parents after divorce, which is partially why joint...
How Courts Handle High-Conflict Custody Disputes When a Child Has Severe Mental Health Issues
In a high-conflict divorce, where every decision that must be made to legally separate a married couple’s future becomes a vicious battleground dragged out through endless court hearings, the stress and uncertainty weigh on everybody involved. The damaging effects can...
Why do you need a Nonmarital Cohabitation Agreement?
Amidst the housing crisis, the nation is seeing a surging number of adults living with a non-spouse romantic partner.[1]Â Although this new norm has proven to be very practical particularly in the Bay Area, it is equally as important for those partners to establish a...
The Impact of LaMusga Factors on Long-Distance Parenting Plans in California
When a couple with children divorces, the diverging courses of their post-divorce lives may lead one to move away. The challenges of co-parenting children over long distances, whether within the U.S. or internationally, mean that typical shared custody arrangements...