A spouse/partner must cooperatively, fully and fairly disclose all assets and liabilities while legally separating and/or dissolving a marriage or domestic partnership in California. (California Civil Discovery Act) As a general rule, all unprivileged information that is … [Read more...]
How to Ask your spouse to use divorce mediation
Even if you're fighting like cats or suspect your spouse has a narcissistic personality disorder, you still may resolve complicated issues peacefully through divorce mediation. Written agreements signed in mediation are enforceable as court judgments under California Code of … [Read more...]
Who pays the student loans in divorce in California?
Unless it would be “unjust," or a married couple otherwise agrees in writing, California Appellate court's have held that, a spouse's student loans "must be assigned for payment to the spouse who obtained the education or training." (California Family Code Section 2627) But, if … [Read more...]
Should you fire your divorce lawyer?
Your divorce lawyer works for you and must be ethical, respectful and effective. Ethical, respectful and effective attorneys are courteous, organized, transparent, communicative, competent, frank, loyal and committed to excellence. They listen, manage cases carefully, take … [Read more...]
Should you kick your judge off the bench (aka recuse)?
Good judges are patient, respectful and put aside their personal beliefs when considering evidence and making rulings. Biased judges let their beliefs unfairly prejudice their decisions. If you may be disadvantaged by the beliefs of the California family judge assigned to … [Read more...]
Can residency change the outcome of a divorce?
You live in Marin and your spouse is in San Francisco. Where should you be filing divorce? Are there advantages to choosing one venue over the other? Each state has unique residency requirements. If a person wants to file a lawsuit in a state family court, residency … [Read more...]
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