Financial issues often remain after a divorce in San Diego. The cost of maintaining separate households or adjusting to life without a substantial income is a common challenge for those who have recently completed a divorce. Just because a San Diego couple has reached agreement on the property division and issues such as child custody and parenting time, child support…
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Some of The Biggest Mistakes in a San Diego Divorce
What are some of the biggest mistakes in a San Diego divorce? What steps can you take to avoid the mistakes which can really hurt the goals and objectives you’ve established for your San Diego divorce? One of the most important things you need to know about the process of a divorce is everything you say, write, text, leave in…
Why Do You Need Our Advice and Counsel in Any Family Law Matter?
Why do you need our advice and counsel in any family law matter? Why shouldn’t you just handle a divorce or any agreement with your former spouse during or after a divorce without an attorney? Family law is powerful, durable and there are no excuses which will suffice for failing to take prudent legal action. Failing to seek our advice…
Social Media Can Damage Your San Diego Divorce Case?
Did you realize that social media can damage your San Diego divorce case? What policy should you adopt toward social media, and in fact all communications, if you are facing a divorce in San Diego? It may not surprise you to learn that relationships on social media are a root cause of many divorces across California. What may surprise you…
What to Do If Your Spouse Wants a Divorce in San Diego
Are you searching for information on what to do if your spouse wants a divorce in San Diego? What do you need to know and how should you begin to prepare? Some spouses are overwhelmed by the decision to divorce and are somewhat frozen until the divorce papers are served upon them. By then, you’re already behind. The most important…
What Constitutes the Best Interests of the Child Standard in a San Diego Parenting Case?
What constitutes the best interests of the child standard in a San Diego parenting case? Why is it important to understand this central guiding principle of California family law? When parents are working on child custody and parenting time plans or a Family Court Judge is asked to consider any interest involving a minor child the primary legal guiding principle…
How to Manage Relocation with Existing Child Custody Orders
Are you wondering how to manage relocation with existing child custody orders in San Diego? Child custody and parenting time agreements are often sources of concern and legal issues following a divorce. Perhaps one of the most contentious post decree child custody and parenting time issues is a move-away or relocation case. What happens if existing orders have established shared…
Parenting Plans in a Carlsbad Divorce
Parents who are ending their marriages are finding it easier to agree upon the use of parenting plans in a Carlsbad divorce. The written parenting plan document outlines important issues regarding the children. This includes, but is not limited to the time each child will spend with each parent and how decisions affecting the child will be made. Also known…
Do Not Ignore the Service of Divorce Papers
It is not in your interests to ignore the service of divorce papers. If you have been served with divorce papers from a North County or San Diego Family Court you probably want to know what to do next. You may have been expecting this, or it may have come as a complete surprise. The two things you need to…
If We are Sharing Custody and Parenting Time will there be Any Child Support in our San Diego Divorce?
When co-parents are sharing custody and parenting time will there be any child support between the parties in a San Diego divorce? The answer to this question is actually legally and financially quite complex. Child support is the responsibility of any parent here in California. Each parent is separately liable for the provision of food, clothing, shelter, healthcare and other…