We often hear from our clients “…but it’s the principle of the issue…” during a case. It is important to understand principles can be expensive in a divorce and often aren’t even advantageous to our client’s case. While there issues which are important to place before the Court when other strategies have not succeeded, there are also times when the…
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How is Child Custody Decided in Carlsbad Divorce Cases
How is child custody decided in Carlsbad divorce cases? How do Carlsbad family law Courts approach the issues of child custody and parenting time? While we cannot speak for the courts, we can provide insight based upon decades of appearances before those courts in thousands of child custody cases. Many of these issues are determined by the divorcing spouses themselves…
Experienced and Proven Carlsbad Divorce Mediator
Daniel Burke is an experienced and proven Carlsbad divorce mediator who is prepared to help resolve family disputes and legal issues throughout North County San Diego. Dan has decades of experience in family law cases and divorces in Carlsbad and across Carlsbad. This experience makes him one of the most sought after mediators for divorcing couples who need help resolving…
Cost Effective Strategies for a Carlsbad Divorce
What are some cost effective strategies for a Carlsbad divorce? Many Californians attempt to file their own divorce, but more than half of these wind up hiring an attorney to complete the process. There are simply too many details to resolve, and every aspect of the settlement agreement, parenting plan, support payments and distribution of retirement accounts must be accurate…
How Long Does it Take to Obtain a North County or Carlsbad Divorce
How long does it take to obtain a North County or Carlsbad divorce? Lets begin that answer with some minimum time frames. Before you may file for a divorce you must be a resident of San Diego County for three months and a California resident for six months. Once the case is filed, California requires a six month “cooling off”…
How Does Mediation Help With a Divorce?
Family law courts here in Carlsbad and throughout San Diego require the parties to go through mediation prior to appearing before the Judge or Magistrate. What is mediation? How does mediation help with a divorce and make the experience more dignified and cost effective? Mediation is a process that is intended to remove some of the hostility and emotion from…
What Happens When You Can’t Agree upon Child Custody During a North County San Diego Divorce?
What happens when you can’t agree upon child custody during a North County San Diego divorce? Child custody and parenting time are often the most challenging issues for divorcing parents in North County San Diego to face. Child custody disputes that are fueled by emotion or other motives will result in substantial costs and time delays. What happens when the…
What is Mediation And how Can it Help in a Carlsbad Divorce?
What is mediation and how can it help in a Carlsbad divorce? Mediation is a cost effective and timely alternative to resolving differences in a Carlsbad divorce, child custody & visitation, child support, spousal support or family law dispute through litigation in a Court of Law. Mediation is designed to bring the parties in a family law dispute together in…
Negotiation is The Fastest and Least Expensive Option to Resolve Differences in a Divorce
Negotiation is the fastest and least expensive option to resolve differences in a divorce case. Once the decision is made to consider a divorce many people want to know how long the process will take, and how much a divorce will cost. Both questions (time and cost) are primarily associated with the amount of disagreement between the parties on all…
One Thing to be Thankful For During a Divorce
A divorce in Carlsbad, Oceanside or anywhere in Carlsbad carries enough emotional, financial and practical every-day life burdens to overwhelm even the most sturdy of us. In the spirit of the day we thought it might be good to focus on something that might actually be a positive note when it comes to divorce. Here in California and across the…