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5 Times, Other Than Divorce, When You Need an Orange County CA Family Lawyer

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5 Times, Other Than Divorce, When You Need an Orange County CA Family Lawyer

We often associate family law in California exclusively with legal separation and divorce, but an Orange County CA family lawyer actually has a broad and inclusive legal practice. Any issues involving domestic disputes, child custody, and division of assets can fall within the purview of a family lawyer. In fact, you may never go through divorce […]

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Grandparents Rights in Southern California Family Law

In the vast majority of cases, the court has a policy of non-interference and respects the rights of parents to decide which family members they allow to see their children. Notwithstanding this, there are rare circumstances where the court may intervene through laws which protect grandparent’s rights and allow for grandparent visitation against the wishes

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Willful Under or Unemployment During or After a California Divorce

Is Your Spouse or Former Spouse Willfully Under or Unemployed? The biggest factor that determines the amount of money that is awarded as spousal or child is the amount of money earned by the party who is obligated to pay. One dirty trick some try to game the system with is willful unemployment or underemployment.

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Is Your Spouse Hiding Assets in Your California Divorce?

Ideally, even if two people no longer wish to remain married, they can still work in good faith with each other to end their marriage. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Divorce can bring out the worst in nice people, and some people aren’t very nice to start with! People are especially prone to

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Calculating Spousal Support: Everything You Need to Know from a Newport CA Divorce Lawyer

Spousal support, also called partner support or alimony, is a big part of any divorce conversation in California. Even couples that signed a prenuptial agreement may have conversations with lawyers and accountants to discuss what amount of money is owed or would be paid according to California’s spousal support requirements. In some divorces, spousal support is the

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Sample Schedules for Splitting the Holidays

After the parents of children split up, ideally, the parents will draw up a parenting and custody arrangement that will ensure the child’s right to continuous and frequent contact with both parents. This can take a variety of forms, but of course, all days of the year are not equal in significance or importance to families.

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Four Reasons You May Eligible to Reduce Your Child Support Order

Child support is ordered by family courts to support a child and all of his or her living expenses. This may be paid by either the father or mother of the children and is calculated according to a statewide formula. That said, life and circumstances change for parents and children. In some cases, when circumstances

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Parental Alienation in California Divorces

Picture this scene: A mother or father tucks their child into bed for the night, and informs them that they will not be visiting their other parent this weekend. “Why?” the child wonders aloud; the disappointment evident in their voice. “They are too busy to see you, ” is the response. But this isn’t true,

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Child Abuse during a Divorce

Perhaps nothing is more regrettable than the fact that many children are abused by their caregivers or parents. According to federal agencies, an estimated that 686,000 children (9.2 per 1,000) were victims of maltreatment. Of these victims, “78% were victims of neglect; 18% of physical abuse; 9% of sexual abuse; and 11% were victims of other types

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