Family Law

Let’s set the scene. You are pursuing a divorce and your ex-spouse offers to settle the property division and support payments through a marital settlement agreement (“MSA”). You think great, I will not have to spend a lot of money and I will most likely get what I...

With tax season approaching, I thought I might share some of the tax issues that can arise up during separations and divorce. Most tax issues arise in family law as a result of the division of family property. Your family lawyer should advise you that there may be a tax issue...

Findings and Orders After Hearing (“FOAH”) are a true and correct recitation of the findings and orders the court made in regards to a particular request for order. The Judge will normally order the party requesting the order to prepare the FOAH per the rules of...

The right terms in your parenting and child support agreement can make all the difference. Most people going through a separation fail to see the long term effect of what a little extra work can accomplish. Dealing with your children’s section 7 expenses are one such section of...

Following a separation nothing can be more frustrating than determining what is a fair amount of money to be paid for a child’s needs. Everyone has their own view as to what is considered fair and most people cannot agree as to what constitutes a base, monthly amount that is...

As I have discussed in previous blogs, California is a community property state. Meaning that all income, real estate, retirement plans, stocks, etc. are considered part of the community and each spouse has an equal interest in all property, assets, and debts. (As discussed there...

So you have just settled the big issue of sharing custody of the kids with your ex-spouse. You have at least 40% of the parenting time with your kids and things are starting to settle down with the new schedules in your life. That is when you get the letter, note, email asking...

What do Beyonce, Jay Z, Tiger Woods, Elin Woods, Nicole Kidman, and Keith Urban have in common? Yes, they are all multimillionaires. Yes, they are all super famous, but considering this blog is on a law firm website you may want to dig a little deeper. Hint: look at the title of...

Today is Pink Shirt Day, an annual event started by two Nova Scotia boys who took a stand against bullying when they protested against the harassment of a 9th grade student by distributing pink T-shirts. Bullying is not just a major problem in the classroom or on the internet, it...

Blended families are growing increasingly common. With our country’s high rate of divorce and relationship breakdown, the number of blended families is on the rise. Individuals are often shocked to learn that they may have to pay child support to their non-biological, or...