Rising to the top of your industry is no accident. You have invested years of your life in education and training. You started at the top and worked hard for every promotion. Now, twenty years into your career, you are finally seeing the type of professional success...
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Handling stock options earned by your spouse in a divorce
The family courts in California do their best to find fair ways to split up the assets and debts a couple acquires through the course of their marriage. However, there are certain assets that can be more difficult and complex to divide up at the end of a marriage. For...
Spending time as a family after divorce
Does divorce mean the end of family time? That is how many people take it. Even if the parents divide their time with the children, they spend that time with them independently. They do not have full family time any longer. However, there are cases where this type of...
If you need to split a retirement account, you may need a QDRO
Couples with higher overall assets often have to deal with more difficulty in the asset division process when compared with those who have fewer or less complex assets. Complex assets could include investments or real estate holdings. They could also include...
How will the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders impact divorce?
Life has certainly changed since mid-March, when most Californians began staying at home except to get necessary provisions because of the spreading coronavirus. With the state’s shelter-in-place order continuing most likely throughout the summer, many marriages have...
What types of spousal support are available in California?
When a marriage ends, couples must address several issues before the divorce is complete. These issues include property division, child support and child custody. In many divorces, couples must also make vital decisions about spousal support or alimony. Marriages in...
Dirty tricks your spouse may try to play during your divorce
Your spouse’s wrath at you for leaving may know no bounds during your divorce -- particularly if there’s a lot at stake. Embittered spouses will sometimes go to great lengths to make a divorce as difficult as possible. They aren’t always shy about pulling some dirty...
Running a business with your ex after getting divorced
Do you think that getting divorced means you cut off all contact with your ex? For some people, it certainly can. However, for many, there is just no way to completely sever those ties, even when they end the legal marriage. For instance, many parents stay in frequent...
How to handle custody arrangements as a busy professional parent
When you work a demanding job, whether you're an executive, a medical professional or an engineer, you may have to put in long hours in order to advance in your career. Many professionals may work 60 or more hours a week at their job, as well as needing to respond to...
When can you ask for a modification of your custody plan?
The courts know that there is no way for life to remain the same forever. That's why it's not unusual for them to hear cases where parents want to modify their custody plans.There are so many reasons why you might want to change your custody schedule that it's hard to...