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Sometimes, having more money does mean that you could have more to lose in a divorce. However, in California, there are laws requiring an equal division of community property. Any money in your accounts should be divided equally unless you and your spouse determine a...
As someone preparing to break free or has recently liberated yourself from a person who has long been subjecting you to domestic violence, you may wonder how you can ensure that the perpetrator never threatens or hurts you again. One of the first stepping stones to...
Spending money during divorce is inevitable. It will take months to resolve everything, and you have a mortgage to pay, food to buy and transportation needs. Sure, you have to divide your assets with your spouse, but the Court can't fault you for spending some of that...
You don't have to have a biological connection with a child for them to be a very important person in your life. You may love your stepchild as though they were your own. You may have been present in their life for years and think of them as one of the most important...
A divorcing couple who shares children may spend considerable time negotiating a custody settlement when they split up or may require court intervention to create their parenting plan. Shared custody arrangements are common, but they aren't always even. Although...
As a parent of a child who is having trouble adjusting to the idea of a divorce, you want to do what is in their best interests. You and your spouse own multiple properties, and there is a potential that you could keep, and share, the marital home. Since that’s the...
When you file for divorce, you and your ex will have to divide the property you share. Your bank accounts, your vehicles and even your house are subject to division in a California divorce. Community property rules give spouses an equal claim to assets and income from...
If you’re getting divorced and your spouse earns more than you or simply has more separate assets to fall back on, you may worry that the court will give your ex custody instead of you. It feels like your ex could argue that their relative wealth, compared to yours,...
Many spouses put their careers on hold to make a move to a new area to support their husband's or wife's career ambitions. Others do so to care for their kids during their formative years. Spouses who do this must often rely on the other spouse's income to sustain...
Divorce may already feel jarring enough. To give yourself -- and your children -- a bit more stability, you may decide that you at least want to keep the house after your divorce is over. But can you? If you and your spouse bought it together long before you thought...
