When you are ready to get out of your marriage, you do not want the divorce process to take forever. You just want to move on. What happens, though, if you have a spouse who refuses to participate in the divorce process? In California, it is possible to file a default...
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More states considering shared parenting for child custody
Going through a divorce can be a trying process for couples in California or elsewhere around the country. Countless decisions must be made regarding dividing financial accounts, determining who will continue to live in the family home or deciding who will keep other...
Divorce rate higher for California couples with stepchildren
Becoming a stepparent is normally not easy, at least not at first. There are a lot of adjustments to make. Families in California these days can consist of his and hers or hers and hers or his and his, and according to statistics, couples with stepchildren are more...
Property division: States changing the way pet custody is handled
Household pets are often considered to be part of the family for most California residents and others around the country. In fact, many married couples get a pet together before they have children. Certainly, in these situations, both spouses are invested financially...
Patridge, Bohan agree to use mediation to get through divorce
It may be because celebrities are in the public eye, but often their marital splits seem to be pretty brutal. Such seems to be the case in the divorce of television personalities Audrina Patridge and Corey Bohan. Patridge, 33, a California resident, and...
Do you have reason to believe your prenup is invalid?
You may have looked forward to getting married for months or even years before you finally tied the knot. In fact, your excitement may have even overshadowed any concerns you had about saying "I do" as you likely chalked those concerns up to pre-wedding nerves....
Important issues to consider in gray divorce
Any time a couple from California or other parts of the country decide to end a marriage, there are always many issues to discuss. Certainly, these issues are more complicated when the couple has been married for many years. Research shows that the divorce rate for...
Is divorce mediation a good fit for my situation?
California residents who are preparing to go through the divorce process may be interested to learn about what options may be open to them. Litigation is not always necessary when ending one's marriage, and there are ways to avoid it if both parties are willing to put...
Financial consideration for couples facing a gray divorce
The divorce rate for couples in their 50s and 60s has doubled and tripled, respectively. Changes in the alimony tax laws have led couples to rush to finalize their divorces before the end of year, though those who live in California have missed the...
Millenials view prenups as helpful tools should divorce occur
Millennials in California and elsewhere around the nation have the reputation for thinking independently and often doing things differently than the generations before them. One example of this is that they are waiting longer to get married, according to statistics....