California's guidelines for calculating child support are complicated, but California child support calculators have standardized the process and made it easier to calculate guideline child support. What is guideline child support? Guideline child support is the amount of child … [Read more...]
3 mistakes people make in divorce
"To err is human; to forgive, is divine." Alexander Pope (1708) Like me, you undoubtedly have, and will continue to, make mistakes in life. We don't mean to make mistakes, but we do. In the grand scheme of things, little faux-pas like mixing plastic and paper are easily … [Read more...]
5 things to expect when divorcing a narcissist
Narcissistic personality disorder — one of several types of personality disorders — is a mental condition in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for excessive attention and admiration, troubled relationships, and a lack of empathy for others. … [Read more...]
Should you take a divorce trial gamble?
Your spouse won't settle, and the threat of a divorce trial looms on the horizon. Should you take a divorce trial gamble? First and foremost, seriously consider the risks. There are no crystal balls, and judges are fallibly human. Even the best attorneys can't … [Read more...]
Does bad behavior matter in a California no-fault divorce?
California is a no-fault divorce state, which, broadly speaking, means allegations of fault are “improper and inadmissible”. (California Family Code Section 2335) When a party files a Petition for Legal Separation, Dissolution of Marriage or Dissolution of a Domestic … [Read more...]
Should a Trust fund beneficiary’s net disposable income be used to calculate child support?
In a client's California divorce, a trust fund beneficiary's attorney argued that, for purposes of calculating child support, the beneficiary's income available for support should only include his net disposable income and not the tens of millions of dollars held in trust for his … [Read more...]
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